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Household of Alexander Paterson (born 1848, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Udny, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Paterson, born in 1848 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Paterson, born in 1849 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Paterson's household

Male

Alexander

Paterson

Head
Female

Helen

Paterson

Wife
Male

James

Paterson

Son
Female

Jane

Paterson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Paterson

Son
Male

William

Elrick

Boarder
Male

James

McRobert

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Paterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
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

Paterson

Head

Married

33

1848

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Paterson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Paterson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Elrick

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

McRobert

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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