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Household of Alexander Hay (born 1838, 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 Hay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Hay, born in 1838 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Hay, born in 1854 in -. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1859 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Williamina L (born 1869 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Ann M (born 1870 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Mary Paterson, born in 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Hay's household

Male

Alexander

Hay

Head
Female

Eleanor

Hay

Wife
Female

Janet

Hay

Daughter
Female

Williamina L

Hay

Daughter
Female

Ann M

Hay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Paterson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Hay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Peterhead, 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

43

1838

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eleanor

Hay

Wife

Married

27

1854

-

Janet

Hay

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Williamina L

Hay

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann M

Hay

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Paterson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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