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Household of Alexander Philip (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Meldrum, 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 Philip and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Philip, born in 1831 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Philip, born in 1840 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1874 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Niece, Jane (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, William (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Philip's household

Male

Alexander

Philip

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Philip

Wife
Female

Mary

Philip

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Philip

Son
Male

James

Philip

Son
Female

Jane

Philip

Niece
Male

William

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Philip
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Philip

Head

Married

50

1831

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Philip

Wife

Married

41

1840

Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Philip

Daughter

-

7

1874

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Philip

Son

-

5

1876

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Philip

Son

-

2

1879

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Philip

Niece

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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