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Household of Alexander Booth (born 1830, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tarves, 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 Booth and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Booth, born in 1830 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 14 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Booth, born in 1840 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; William Sim (born 1868 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1871 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James Wood (born 1872 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John C S (born 1874 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George Strachan (born 1877 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1878 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert Douglass (born 1881 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1849 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Booth's household

Male

Alexander

Booth

Head
Female

Mary

Booth

Wife
Male

William Sim

Booth

Son
Male

Alexander

Booth

Son
Male

Peter

Booth

Son
Male

James Wood

Booth

Son
Male

John C S

Booth

Son
Male

George Strachan

Booth

Son
Female

Helen

Booth

Daughter
Female

Mary

Booth

Daughter
Male

Robert Douglass

Booth

Son
Male

William

Cowe

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Milne

Servant
Female

Mary

Singer

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Booth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Booth

Head

Married

51

1830

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Booth

Wife

Married

41

1840

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

William Sim

Booth

Son

-

13

1868

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Booth

Son

-

12

1869

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Booth

Son

-

10

1871

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James Wood

Booth

Son

-

9

1872

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John C S

Booth

Son

-

7

1874

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George Strachan

Booth

Son

-

4

1877

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Booth

Daughter

-

3

1878

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Booth

Daughter

-

2

1879

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert Douglass

Booth

Son

-

0

1881

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Cowe

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Milne

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Singer

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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