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Household of Alex Melvin (born 1819, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Insch, 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.

Alex Melvin and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Melvin, born in 1819 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. Alex was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Brother, Peter (born 1831 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alex's Niece, Catherine (born 1849 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alex's Servant, John (born 1867 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alex Melvin's household

Male

Alex

Melvin

Head
Male

Peter

Melvin

Brother
Female

Catherine

Redford

Niece
Male

John

Johnstone

Servant
First name(s) Alex
Last name Melvin
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Melvin

Head

Unmarried

62

1819

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Melvin

Brother

Unmarried

50

1831

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Redford

Niece

Unmarried

32

1849

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Johnstone

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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