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 Hay (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, 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 Hay and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Hay, born in 1842 in Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Hay, born in 1850 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1871 in Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1876 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Jane (born - in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1880 in Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland).


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

Alexander Hay's household

Male

Alexander

Hay

Head
Female

Jessie

Hay

Wife
Male

Alexander

Hay

Son
Male

Robert

Hay

Son
Female

Jane

Brown

Boarder
Male

William

Ritchie

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Hay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Hay

Head

Married

39

1842

Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Hay

Wife

Married

31

1850

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Hay

Son

-

10

1871

Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Hay

Son

-

5

1876

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

-

-

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Ritchie

Boarder

-

1

1880

Inverkeithny, 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 Hay in Forgue in 1881, and follow the Hay family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Alexander Hay

We’ve found Alexander Hay in 203 family trees. Find out more about Alexander Hay's household and view the Hay family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census