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Household of Alexander Keith (born 1846, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Deer, 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 Keith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Keith, born in 1846 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Keith, born in 1851 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Maggie (born 1876 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1878 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, James (born 1860 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, James (born 1861 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Keith's household

Male

Alexander

Keith

Head
Female

Margaret

Keith

Wife
Female

Maggie

Keith

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Keith

Son
Male

James

Clarke

Servant
Male

James

Cowie

Servant
Female

Margaret

Cassie

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Keith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Keith

Head

Married

35

1846

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Keith

Wife

Married

30

1851

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Keith

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Keith

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Clarke

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Cowie

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cassie

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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