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Household of Alexander Kessack (born 1832, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rathven, Banffshire, 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 Kessack and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Kessack, born in 1832 in Lenzie, Banffshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Kessack, born in 1834 in Lenzie, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1860 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland), Jessie J (born 1862 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland), Elspet (born 1867 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland), Jessie Ann (born 1868 in Lenzie, Banffshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Isabella (born 1802 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, James (born 1862 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Kessack's household

Male

Alexander

Kessack

Head
Female

Jessie

Kessack

Wife
Male

William

Kessack

Son
Female

Jessie J

Kessack

Daughter
Female

Elspet

Kessack

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Kessack

Son
Female

Jessie Ann

Kessack

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Kessack

Daughter
Male

Robert

Kessack

Son
Female

Isabella

Murdoch

Mother-In-Law
Male

James

Morrison

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Kessack
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Lenzie, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Kessack

Head

Married

49

1832

Lenzie, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Kessack

Wife

Married

47

1834

Lenzie, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Kessack

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie J

Kessack

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Elspet

Kessack

Daughter

-

14

1867

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Kessack

Son

-

11

1870

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie Ann

Kessack

Daughter

-

13

1868

Lenzie, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Kessack

Daughter

-

9

1872

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Robert

Kessack

Son

-

1

1880

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Murdoch

Mother-In-Law

Widow

79

1802

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Morrison

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

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