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Household of Alexander Mess (born 1850, 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 Mess and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mess, born in 1850 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Mess, born in 1852 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1872 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Mess's household

Male

Alexander

Mess

Head
Female

Isabella

Mess

Wife
Male

James

Mess

Son
Female

Isabella

Mess

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Mess

Son
Female

Mary A

Mess

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mess

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mess
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Mess

Head

Married

31

1850

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Mess

Wife

Married

29

1852

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Mess

Son

-

9

1872

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Mess

Daughter

-

7

1874

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Mess

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Mess

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mess

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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