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Household of Alex J Pirie (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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 J Pirie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex J Pirie, born in 1845 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alex J was the head of the household, married to Elsie Pirie, born in 1852 in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; George J (born 1877 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Elsie E D (born 1879 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Alex J (born 1881 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex J's Servant, Ann Heddle, born in 1860 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland.


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Alex J Pirie's household

Male

Alex J

Pirie

Head
Female

Elsie

Pirie

Wife
Male

George J

Pirie

Son
Female

Elsie E D

Pirie

Daughter
Male

Alex J

Pirie

Son
Female

Ann

Heddle

Servant
First name(s) Alex J
Last name Pirie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex J

Pirie

Head

Married

36

1845

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Pirie

Wife

Married

29

1852

Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George J

Pirie

Son

-

4

1877

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Elsie E D

Pirie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Alex J

Pirie

Son

-

0

1881

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Heddle

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

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