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Household of Alexander Birss (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birse, 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 Birss and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Birss, born in 1837 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Birss, born in 1842 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Rachel (born 1871 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1876 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David (born 1878 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Birss's household
Alexander
Birss
Head
Isabella
Birss
Wife
Margaret
Birss
Daughter
Alexander
Birss
Son
James
Birss
Son
Rachel
Birss
Daughter
Jessie
Birss
Daughter
Catherine
Birss
Daughter
Andrew
Birss
Son
David
Birss
Son
Elizabeth
Birss
Daughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Birss |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Birss | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Birss | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Birss | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Birss | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Birss | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Rachel | Birss | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Birss | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Birss | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Birss | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
David | Birss | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Birss | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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