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Household of Alexander Cheyne (born 1827, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Millbrex, 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 1827 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elsie Cheyne, born in 1828 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary B (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1795 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Eliza (born 1830 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Adam (born 1865 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Cheyne's household

Male

Alexander

Cheyne

Head
Female

Elsie

Cheyne

Wife
Male

Alexander

Cheyne

Son
Female

Mary B

Cheyne

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Cheyne

Daughter
Female

Mary

Spence

Mother-In-Law
Female

Eliza

Spence

Sister-In-Law
Male

Adam

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cheyne
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place 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

54

1827

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Cheyne

Wife

Married

53

1828

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cheyne

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary B

Cheyne

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Cheyne

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Spence

Mother-In-Law

Widow

86

1795

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Spence

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

51

1830

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Adam

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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