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Household of William Alexander (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Alexander, born in 1842 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1869 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1877 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1879 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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William Alexander's household

Male

William

Alexander

Head
Female

Eliza

Alexander

Wife
Male

George

Alexander

Son
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Female

Eliza

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Alexander

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alexander

Head

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Alexander

Wife

-

39

1842

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

George

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Eliza

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sarah

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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