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Household of Alexander Slessor (born 1813, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boddam, 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 Slessor and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Slessor, born in 1813 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Slessor, born in 1821 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; George (born 1852 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1856 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Elizabeth Greig, born in 1877 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Slessor's household

Male

Alexander

Slessor

Head
Female

Jessie

Slessor

Wife
Male

George

Slessor

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Slessor

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Greig

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Slessor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Slessor

Head

Married

68

1813

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Slessor

Wife

Married

60

1821

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Slessor

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Slessor

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Greig

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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