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Household of Alexander Butten (born 1838, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Butten and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Butten, born in 1838 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Allan Butten, born in 1837 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1869 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary A (born 1873 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ann (born 1876 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Andrew (born 1877 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Helen Dick, born in 1880 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Alexander Butten's household

Male

Alexander

Butten

Head
Female

Isabella Allan

Butten

Wife
Male

William

Butten

Son
Female

Isabella

Butten

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Butten

Daughter
Female

Ann

Butten

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Butten

Son
Female

Helen

Dick

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Butten
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Butten

Head

Married

43

1838

Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella Allan

Butten

Wife

Married

44

1837

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

William

Butten

Son

-

12

1869

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Butten

Daughter

-

10

1871

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary A

Butten

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Butten

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Butten

Son

-

4

1877

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Dick

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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