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Household of William Alexander (born 1819, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alexander, born in 1819 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Alexander, born in 1823 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Alexander's household

Male

William

Alexander

Head
Female

Ann

Alexander

Wife
Male

William

Alexander

Son
Female

Jane

Alexander

Daughter
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Male

Archibald

Alexander

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alexander

Head

Married

62

1819

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Alexander

Wife

Married

58

1823

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Alexander

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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