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Household of Alexander Paterson (born 1816, 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 Paterson and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Paterson, born in 1816 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Annie, born 1856 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, William Wilson, born in 1858 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Paterson's household

Male

Alexander

Paterson

Head
Female

Annie

Paterson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Paterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Paterson

Head

Widower

65

1816

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Paterson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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