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Household of Alexander Henderson (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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 Henderson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Henderson, born in 1841 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Henderson, born in 1841 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Henrietta (born 1866 in Old Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Christina Smith, born in 1865 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Henderson's household

Male

Alexander

Henderson

Head
Female

Henrietta

Henderson

Wife
Female

Henrietta

Henderson

Daughter
Male

George

Henderson

Son
Female

Isabella

Henderson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Henderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Henderson

Head

Married

40

1841

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Henderson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Henderson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Old Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Henderson

Son

-

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Henderson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

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