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Household of William Alexander (born 1835, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stair, 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.

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 1835 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Alexander, born in 1833 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Hariot (born 1861 in Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1867 in Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland) and David (born 1875 in Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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William Alexander's household

Male

William

Alexander

Head
Female

Mary

Alexander

Wife
Female

Hariot

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Marion

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Janet

Alexander

Daughter
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Male

David

Alexander

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alexander

Head

Married

46

1835

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Alexander

Wife

Married

48

1833

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hariot

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland

Marion

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Alexander

Son

-

8

1873

Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Alexander

Son

-

6

1875

Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland

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