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Household of Alexander Shives (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Longside, 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 Shives and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shives, born in 1841 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shives, born in 1844 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1874 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Dovell (born 1878 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Christian (born 1846 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Annie (born 1858 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Andrew (born 1861 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Robert (born 1865 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Shives's household

Male

Alexander

Shives

Head
Female

Margaret

Shives

Wife
Male

James

Shives

Son
Female

Mary

Shives

Daughter
Female

Dovell

Shives

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Shives

Son
Female

Christian

Oliphant

Servant
Female

Annie

Pirrie

Servant
Male

Andrew

Bruce

Servant
Male

Robert

Brown

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shives
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shives

Head

Married

40

1841

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shives

Wife

Married

37

1844

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Shives

Son

-

7

1874

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Shives

Daughter

-

5

1876

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Dovell

Shives

Daughter

-

3

1878

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shives

Son

-

0

1881

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Oliphant

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Pirrie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Bruce

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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