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Household of Alexander Ironside (born 1813, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Methlick, 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 Ironside and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ironside, born in 1813 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to May Ironside, born in 1817 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Maggie (born 1844 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1851 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1855 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Grandson, William (born 1869 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1876 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Charlotte (born 1863 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Ironside's household

Male

Alexander

Ironside

Head
Female

May

Ironside

Wife
Female

Maggie

Ironside

Daughter
Male

John

Ironside

Son
Male

James

Ironside

Son
Male

William

Ironside

Grandson
Female

Jane

Ironside

Granddaughter
Female

Charlotte

Duncan

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ironside
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ironside

Head

Married

68

1813

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

May

Ironside

Wife

Married

64

1817

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Ironside

Daughter

Unmarried

37

1844

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Ironside

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Ironside

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Ironside

Grandson

-

12

1869

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Ironside

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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