Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Alexander Farquhar (born 1824, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Farquhar and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Farquhar, born in 1824 in Rathven, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Farquhar, born in 1831 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1860 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1867 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1873 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Grandson, John (born 1877 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Maggie Ann (born 1880 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Alexander Farquhar's household

Male

Alexander

Farquhar

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Farquhar

Wife
Female

Jessie

Farquhar

Daughter
Female

Annie

Farquhar

Daughter
Male

Robert

Farquhar

Son
Female

Isabella

Farquhar

Daughter
Male

John

Farquhar

Grandson
Female

Maggie Ann

Davidson

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Farquhar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Farquhar

Head

Married

57

1824

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Farquhar

Wife

Married

50

1831

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Farquhar

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Annie

Farquhar

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Robert

Farquhar

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Farquhar

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Farquhar

Grandson

Unmarried

4

1877

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Maggie Ann

Davidson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Alexander Farquhar in Rathven in 1881, and follow the Farquhar family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Alexander Farquhar

We’ve found Alexander Farquhar in 36 family trees. Find out more about Alexander Farquhar's household and view the Farquhar family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census