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Household of Alexander Paterson (born 1818, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Paterson, born in 1818 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Paterson, born in 1815 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary M, born 1856 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, George P McLean, born in 1855 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Paterson's household

Male

Alexander

Paterson

Head
Female

Helen

Paterson

Wife
Female

Mary M

Paterson

Daughter
Male

George P

McLean

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Paterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Paterson

Head

Married

63

1818

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Paterson

Wife

Married

66

1815

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary M

Paterson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George P

McLean

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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