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Household of Alexander Manson (born 1826, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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 Manson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Manson, born in 1826 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Maggie Manson, born in 1831 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1854 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1868 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland) and William P (born 1871 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1851 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1843 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Georgina (born 1864 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Manson's household

Male

Alexander

Manson

Head
Female

Maggie

Manson

Wife
Male

John

Manson

Son
Female

Helen

Manson

Daughter
Male

William P

Manson

Son
Male

John

Bruce

Boarder
Male

John

Porter

Boarder
Male

Georgina

Webster

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Manson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Manson

Head

Married

55

1826

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Manson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Manson

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Manson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

William P

Manson

Son

-

10

1871

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Bruce

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Porter

Boarder

Unmarried

38

1843

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Georgina

Webster

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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