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Household of Alexander Fordyce (born 1853, 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 Fordyce and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Fordyce, born in 1853 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Fordyce, born in 1856 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Catherine (born 1880 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Helen Mck (born 1881 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Step Son, George McKerson, born in 1875 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Fordyce's household

Male

Alexander

Fordyce

Head
Female

Catherine

Fordyce

Wife
Female

Catherine

Fordyce

Daughter
Female

Helen Mck

Fordyce

Daughter
Male

George

McKerson

Step Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Fordyce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Fordyce

Head

Married

28

1853

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Fordyce

Wife

Married

25

1856

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Fordyce

Daughter

-

1

1880

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen Mck

Fordyce

Daughter

-

0

1881

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

McKerson

Step Son

-

6

1875

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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