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Household of Alexander Abel (born 1808, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Midmar, 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.

Alexander Abel and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Abel, born in 1808 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Will (born 1852 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1854 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Grace (born 1862 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Georgina Abel, born in 1880 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Abel's household

Male

Alexander

Abel

Head
Male

Will

Abel

Son
Female

Margaret

Abel

Daughter
Female

Grace

Abel

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Abel

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Abel
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Abel

Head

Widower

73

1808

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Will

Abel

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Abel

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Grace

Abel

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Georgina

Abel

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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