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Household of Alexander Pirrie (born 1836, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cairney, 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 Pirrie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Pirrie, born in 1836 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann E Pirrie, born in 1839 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1847 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Harriet (born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Pirrie's household

Male

Alexander

Pirrie

Head
Female

Ann E

Pirrie

Wife
Female

Margaret

Pirrie

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Pirrie

Daughter
Female

Mary

Pirrie

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Pirrie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Allan

Sister-In-Law
Female

Harriet

McDonald

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Pirrie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Pirrie

Head

Married

45

1836

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann E

Pirrie

Wife

Married

42

1839

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Pirrie

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Pirrie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Pirrie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Pirrie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Allan

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

34

1847

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Harriet

McDonald

Boarder

-

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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