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Household of Alexander Cruickshank (born 1838, 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 Cruickshank and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cruickshank, born in 1838 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Cruickshank, born in 1844 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1865 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1867 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James Grant (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Adopted Daughter, Mary Ann Rose Smith, born in 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Cruickshank's household

Male

Alexander

Cruickshank

Head
Female

Catherine

Cruickshank

Wife
Male

William

Cruickshank

Son
Female

Jane

Cruickshank

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Cruickshank

Son
Male

James Grant

Cruickshank

Son
Female

Mary Ann Rose

Smith

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cruickshank
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cruickshank

Head

Married

43

1838

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cruickshank

Wife

Married

37

1844

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Cruickshank

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Cruickshank

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Cruickshank

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James Grant

Cruickshank

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann Rose

Smith

Adopted Daughter

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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