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Household of Alexander Low (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Drumoak, 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 Low and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Low, born in 1838 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 13 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen S Low, born in 1842 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; George (born 1867 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Beatrice J (born 1871 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James G (born 1873 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alfred F (born 1875 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ralph W H (born 1877 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John C (born 1879 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David W (born 1881 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alex W (born 1868 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, James (born 1858 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, James (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jean (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Low's household

Male

Alexander

Low

Head
Female

Helen S

Low

Wife
Male

George

Low

Son
Female

Beatrice J

Low

Daughter
Male

James G

Low

Son
Male

Alfred F

Low

Son
Male

Ralph W H

Low

Son
Male

John C

Low

Son
Male

David W

Low

Son
Male

James

Lyon

Servant
Male

James

Stewart

Servant
Female

Jean

Matthew

Servant
Male

Alex W

Low

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Low
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Low

Head

Married

43

1838

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen S

Low

Wife

Married

39

1842

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Low

Son

-

14

1867

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Beatrice J

Low

Daughter

-

10

1871

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James G

Low

Son

-

8

1873

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alfred F

Low

Son

-

6

1875

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ralph W H

Low

Son

-

4

1877

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John C

Low

Son

-

2

1879

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David W

Low

Son

-

0

1881

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Lyon

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jean

Matthew

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex W

Low

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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