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Household of Alexander Cheyne (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Longside, 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 Cheyne and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cheyne, born in 1838 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to James Cheyne, born in 1867 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1867 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1872 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1879 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister, Margaret Cheyne, born in 1842 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Cheyne's household

Male

Alexander

Cheyne

Head
Male

James

Cheyne

Son
Male

Alexander

Cheyne

Son
Female

Ann

Cheyne

Daughter
Male

William

Cheyne

Son
Female

Mary

Cheyne

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Cheyne

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cheyne

Sister
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cheyne
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cheyne

Head

Married

43

1838

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Cheyne

Son

-

14

1867

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cheyne

Son

-

12

1869

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Cheyne

Daughter

-

9

1872

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Cheyne

Son

-

6

1875

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Cheyne

Daughter

-

4

1877

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cheyne

Daughter

-

2

1879

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cheyne

Sister

Unmarried

39

1842

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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