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Household of James Alcorn (born 1825, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

James Alcorn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Alcorn, born in 1825 in Portobello, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maria Alcorn, born in 1835 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Maria (born 1858 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Alcorn's household

Male

James

Alcorn

Head
Female

Maria

Alcorn

Wife
Female

Maria

Lodge

Step Daughter
Female

Margaret

Alcorn

Daughter
Male

William

Alcorn

Son
Male

James

Alcorn

Son
Female

Catherine

Alcorn

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lodge

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Alcorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Alcorn

Head

Married

56

1825

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Maria

Alcorn

Wife

Married

46

1835

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maria

Lodge

Step Daughter

Married

23

1858

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Alcorn

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Alcorn

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Alcorn

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Alcorn

Daughter

-

6

1875

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lodge

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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