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Household of Alexander Macfie (born 1842, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, 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 Macfie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Macfie, born in 1842 in Northgate, Buteshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann A Macfie, born in 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas H (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Mary Annie B (born 1879 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1858 in Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Agnes (born 1864 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Macfie's household

Male

Alexander

Macfie

Head
Female

Mary Ann A

Macfie

Wife
Male

Robert

Macfie

Son
Male

Thomas H

Macfie

Son
Female

Helen

Macfie

Daughter
Female

Mary Annie B

Macfie

Daughter
Female

Jane

Reid

Servant
Female

Agnes

McCubbin

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Macfie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Northgate, Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Macfie

Head

Married

39

1842

Northgate, Buteshire, Scotland

Mary Ann A

Macfie

Wife

Married

41

1840

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Macfie

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas H

Macfie

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Macfie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary Annie B

Macfie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Agnes

McCubbin

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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