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Household of Alexander James (born 1855, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Savoch, 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 James and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander James, born in 1855 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie James, born in 1851 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1874 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie Ann (born 1876 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie Jane (born 1878 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Christina Hetherwich (born 1881 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Step Daughter, Isabella Duncan, born in 1871 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander James's household

Male

Alexander

James

Head
Female

Jessie

James

Wife
Female

Isabella

Duncan

Step Daughter
Female

Mary

James

Daughter
Female

Jessie Ann

James

Daughter
Female

Maggie Jane

James

Daughter
Female

Christina Hetherwich

James

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

James

Head

Married

26

1855

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

James

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Duncan

Step Daughter

-

10

1871

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

James

Daughter

-

7

1874

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie Ann

James

Daughter

-

5

1876

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie Jane

James

Daughter

-

3

1878

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina Hetherwich

James

Daughter

-

0

1881

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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