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Household of Alexander Birss (born 1831, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Birss, born in 1831 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Barbra Birss, born in 1838 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James W (born 1867 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary B (born 1869 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander J (born 1873 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George P (born 1876 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1877 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1879 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, James Coutts, born in 1865 in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Birss's household
Alexander
Birss
Head
Barbra
Birss
Wife
James W
Birss
Son
Mary B
Birss
Daughter
Alexander J
Birss
Son
George P
Birss
Son
Barbara
Birss
Daughter
Helen
Birss
Daughter
James
Coutts
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Birss |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Birss | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Barbra | Birss | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James W | Birss | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary B | Birss | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander J | Birss | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George P | Birss | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Barbara | Birss | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Birss | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Coutts | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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