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Household of Alexander Henry (born 1841, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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 Henry and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Henry, born in 1841 in Dufftown, Banffshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Henry, born in 1844 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1819 in England), Alexander's Boarder, Margaret (born 1853 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jamia (born 1861 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Henry's household

Male

Alexander

Henry

Head
Female

Sarah

Henry

Wife
Male

William

Henry

Son
Male

Alexander

Henry

Son
Female

Jessie

Henry

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Henry

Daughter
Female

Jane

McPherson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

McPherson

Boarder
Female

Jamia

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Henry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Henry

Head

Married

40

1841

Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland

Sarah

Henry

Wife

Married

37

1844

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Henry

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Henry

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Henry

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jemima

Henry

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

McPherson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

62

1819

England

Margaret

McPherson

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jamia

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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