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Household of Alexander Law (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chapel of Garioch, 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 Law and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Law, born in 1824 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Isabella, born 1852 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Son-In-Law, John (born 1857 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, Alexander (born 1875 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, John (born 1876 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, James (born 1879 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1881 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Sister, Margaret (born 1821 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, George (born 1811 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Law's household

Male

Alexander

Law

Head
Male

John

Garden

Son-In-Law
Female

Isabella

Garden

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Garden

Grandson
Male

John

Garden

Grandson
Male

James

Garden

Grandson
Female

Jane

Garden

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

Low

Sister
Male

George

Edward

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Durward

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Law
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Law

Head

Widower

57

1824

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Garden

Son-In-Law

Married

24

1857

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Garden

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Garden

Grandson

-

6

1875

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Garden

Grandson

-

5

1876

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Garden

Grandson

-

2

1879

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Garden

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Low

Sister

Unmarried

60

1821

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Edward

Boarder

Unmarried

70

1811

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Durward

Servant

-

15

1866

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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