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Household of Alex Skillin (born 1825, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ballantrae, Ayrshire, 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.

Alex Skillin and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Skillin, born in 1825 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 3 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Mary Skillin, born in 1822 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Granddaughter, Jean Johnstone, born in 1872 in Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Alex Skillin's household

Male

Alex

Skillin

Head
Female

Mary

Skillin

Wife
Female

Jean

Johnstone

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alex
Last name Skillin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Skillin

Head

Married

56

1825

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Skillin

Wife

Married

59

1822

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jean

Johnstone

Granddaughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland

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