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Household of Alexander Henderson (born 1847, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Henderson, born in 1847 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Henderson, born in 1847 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Agnes (born 1876 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elspet A (born 1878 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Janet P (born 1880 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Relative, Bella (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Donald (born 1858 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, Richard (born 1821 in Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Henderson's household

Male

Alexander

Henderson

Head
Female

Jane

Henderson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Henderson

Daughter
Female

Elspet A

Henderson

Daughter
Female

Janet P

Henderson

Daughter
Female

Bella

Barclay

Relative
Male

Donald

Munro

Boarder
Male

Richard

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Henderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Henderson

Head

Married

34

1847

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Henderson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

Agnes

Henderson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet A

Henderson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet P

Henderson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bella

Barclay

Relative

-

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

Munro

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Richard

Smith

Lodger

Married

60

1821

Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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