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Household of William Alexander (born 1826, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Alexander and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alexander, born in 1826 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary D Alexander, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert D (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Williamina (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Alexander's household

Male

William

Alexander

Head
Female

Mary D

Alexander

Wife
Male

Robert D

Alexander

Son
Female

Mary

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Williamina

Alexander Jr

Daughter
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alexander

Head

Married

55

1826

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary D

Alexander

Wife

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert D

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Alexander

Daughter

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Williamina

Alexander Jr

Daughter

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Alexander

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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