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Household of Alexander Douglas (born 1806, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banchory Ternan, Kincardineshire, 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 Douglas and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Douglas, born in 1806 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Douglas, born in 1819 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1857 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1860 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Nephew, Alex D (born 1869 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander's Niece, Christina (born 1843 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Eliza (born 1843 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Douglas's household

Male

Alexander

Douglas

Head
Female

Helen

Douglas

Wife
Female

Helen

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Douglas

Daughter
Male

Alex D

Thomson

Nephew
Female

Christina

Douglas

Niece
Female

Eliza

Merchant

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Douglas

Head

Married

75

1806

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen

Douglas

Wife

Married

62

1819

Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alex D

Thomson

Nephew

-

12

1869

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Christina

Douglas

Niece

Unmarried

38

1843

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Eliza

Merchant

Servant

Unmarried

38

1843

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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