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Household of William Maxwell Alexander (born 1836, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Maxwell Alexander and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Maxwell Alexander, born in 1836 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. William Maxwell was the head of the household, married to Emma Alexander, born in 1836 in Womersley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William Maxwell's Sister In Law, Helen Mary Perry (born 1849 in Yorkshire, England), William Maxwell's Servant, Kate (born 1852 in Devonport, Devon, England), William Maxwell's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1847 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and William Maxwell's Servant, Emma (born 1861 in Beckenham, Kent, England).


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William Maxwell Alexander's household

Male

William Maxwell

Alexander

Head
Female

Emma

Alexander

Wife
Female

Helen Mary Perry

Keene

Sister In Law
Female

Kate

Gurney

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Broomfield

Servant
Female

Emma

Daintry

Servant
First name(s) William Maxwell
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Maxwell

Alexander

Head

Married

45

1836

London, Middlesex, England

Emma

Alexander

Wife

Married

45

1836

Womersley, Yorkshire, England

Helen Mary Perry

Keene

Sister In Law

Married

32

1849

Yorkshire, England

Kate

Gurney

Servant

Single

29

1852

Devonport, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Broomfield

Servant

Single

34

1847

Woolwich, Kent, England

Emma

Daintry

Servant

Single

20

1861

Beckenham, Kent, England

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