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Household of Alexander Paterson (born 1817, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgue, 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 Paterson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Paterson, born in 1817 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elsie Paterson, born in 1821 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1865 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elspet (born 1875 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jean (born 1880 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Paterson's household

Male

Alexander

Paterson

Head
Female

Elsie

Paterson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Paterson

Son
Male

George

Paterson

Son
Male

James

Paterson

Son
Female

Mary

Paterson

Daughter
Female

Elspet

Paterson

Daughter
Male

William

Paterson

Son
Female

Jean

Paterson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Paterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Paterson

Head

Married

64

1817

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Paterson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Paterson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Paterson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Paterson

Son

-

4

1877

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jean

Paterson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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