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Household of Alexander Dawson (born 1808, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Towie, 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 Dawson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dawson, born in 1808 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Dawson, born in 1815 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Alexander (born 1862 in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Dawson's household

Male

Alexander

Dawson

Head
Female

Ann

Dawson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Garden

Servant
Male

Alexander

Stewart

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dawson

Head

Married

73

1808

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Dawson

Wife

Married

66

1815

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Garden

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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