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Household of Alexander Leiper (born 1813, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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 Leiper and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Leiper, born in 1813 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elspet Leiper, born in 1821 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen (born 1861 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1864 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Mary A Leiper, born in 1875 in Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Leiper's household

Male

Alexander

Leiper

Head
Female

Elspet

Leiper

Wife
Female

Helen

Leiper

Daughter
Male

James

Leiper

Son
Female

Jane

Leiper

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Leiper

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Leiper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Leiper

Head

Married

68

1813

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elspet

Leiper

Wife

Married

60

1821

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Leiper

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Leiper

Son

-

21

1860

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Leiper

Daughter

-

17

1864

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Leiper

Visitor

-

6

1875

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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