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Household of Alexander Henderson (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Henderson, born in 1845 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Henderson, born in 1847 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John J (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Helen J (born 1881 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's House Maid, Margaret (born 1849 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's -, Janet (born 1865 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alexander's Nurse, Robina (born 1867 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, William G (born 1840 in Jersey, Channel Islands) and Alexander's Boarder, Eric (born 1841 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
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Alexander Henderson's household
Alexander
Henderson
Head
Ann
Henderson
Wife
John J
Henderson
Son
Mary Ann
Henderson
Daughter
Alexander
Henderson
Son
Helen J
Henderson
Daughter
Margaret
Henderson
House Maid
Janet
Paton
-
Robina
Paton
Nurse
William G
le Cocq
Boarder
Eric
McKay
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Henderson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Henderson | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Henderson | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John J | Henderson | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Henderson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Henderson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen J | Henderson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Margaret | Henderson | House Maid | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Paton | - | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Robina | Paton | Nurse | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
William G | le Cocq | Boarder | Unmarried | 41 | 1840 | Jersey, Channel Islands | |
Eric | McKay | Boarder | Married | 40 | 1841 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland |
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