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Household of Alexander Fettes (born 1807, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Fettes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Fettes, born in 1807 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Fettes, born in 1816 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Jean W (born 1846 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1860 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Mary Ann (born 1873 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Jean (born 1872 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, James (born 1836 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Fettes's household

Male

Alexander

Fettes

Head
Female

Margaret

Fettes

Wife
Female

Jean W

Fettes

Daughter
Male

James

Fettes

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Neile

Granddaughter
Female

Jean

Chalmers

Granddaughter
Male

James

Neile

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Fettes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Fettes

Head

Married

74

1807

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Fettes

Wife

Married

65

1816

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jean W

Fettes

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Fettes

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Neile

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Jean

Chalmers

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Neile

Servant

Unmarried

45

1836

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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