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Household of Alexander Benzie (born 1829, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oyne, 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 Benzie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Benzie, born in 1829 in Oyne, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Benzie, born in 1833 in Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1860 in Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1864 in Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, John (born 1866 in Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1861 in Cabrach, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Benzie's household

Male

Alexander

Benzie

Head
Female

Mary

Benzie

Wife
Female

Mary

Benzie

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Benzie

Daughter
Male

John

Benzie

Servant
Male

William

Gordon

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Benzie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Benzie

Head

Married

52

1829

Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Benzie

Wife

Married

48

1833

Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Benzie

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Benzie

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Benzie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Cabrach, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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