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Household of Alexander Ferguson (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, 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 Ferguson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ferguson, born in 1845 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ferguson, born in 1843 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Grace M (born 1870 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1876 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Minnie M (born 1880 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Ann (born 1849 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Ann Bowie (born 1855 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Ferguson's household

Male

Alexander

Ferguson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Grace M

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Ferguson

Son
Female

Minnie M

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Cumming

Visitor
Female

Ann Bowie

Irvine

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ferguson

Head

Married

36

1845

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Grace M

Ferguson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Ferguson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah

Ferguson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ferguson

Son

-

3

1878

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Minnie M

Ferguson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Cumming

Visitor

Unmarried

32

1849

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann Bowie

Irvine

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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