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Household of Alexander Comyns (born 1853, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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 Comyns and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Comyns, born in 1853 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Comyns, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1869 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1853 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1853 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Comyns's household

Male

Alexander

Comyns

Head
Female

Jane

Comyns

Wife
Male

Alexander

Comyns

Son
Female

Jane

Comyns

Daughter
Male

Robert

Comyns

Son
Female

Mary

Comyns

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Comyns

Daughter
Male

James

Curry

Boarder
Male

James

Ross

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Fraser

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Comyns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Comyns

Head

Married

28

1853

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Comyns

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Comyns

Son

-

12

1869

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Comyns

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Comyns

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Comyns

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Comyns

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Curry

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Ross

Boarder

Widower

28

1853

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

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