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Household of Alexander Findlater (born 1816, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fordyce, Banffshire, 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 Findlater and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Findlater, born in 1816 in Banffshire, consisted of 15 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Findlater, born in 1839 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Alexander (born 1859 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), Jane A (born 1869 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), Patrick (born 1869 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), James M (born 1874 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexina W (born 1876 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), Elsie (born 1879 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland) and Mary S (born 1880 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Ann (born 1799 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Sister, Margaret (born 1807 in Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Jemima (born 1865 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, John (born 1863 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, William (born 1852 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Findlater's household

Male

Alexander

Findlater

Head
Female

Helen

Findlater

Wife
Male

Alexander

Findlater

Son
Female

Jane A

Findlater

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Findlater

Son
Male

John

Findlater

Son
Male

James M

Findlater

Son
Female

Alexina W

Findlater

Daughter
Female

Elsie

Findlater

Daughter
Female

Mary S

Findlater

Daughter
Female

Ann

Cruickshank

Mother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Findlater

Sister
Female

Jemima

Shee

Servant
Male

John

Gray

Servant
Male

William

Coull

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Findlater
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Findlater

Head

Married

65

1816

Banffshire, Scotland

Helen

Findlater

Wife

Married

42

1839

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Findlater

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane A

Findlater

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Patrick

Findlater

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Findlater

Son

-

9

1872

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

James M

Findlater

Son

-

7

1874

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexina W

Findlater

Daughter

-

5

1876

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Elsie

Findlater

Daughter

-

2

1879

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary S

Findlater

Daughter

-

1

1880

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Ann

Cruickshank

Mother-In-Law

Widow

82

1799

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Findlater

Sister

Unmarried

74

1807

Banffshire, Scotland

Jemima

Shee

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Gray

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Coull

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

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