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Household of Alexander Slessor (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Turriff, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Slessor, born in 1847 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mayr G L Slessor, born in 1850 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1871 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret J O (born 1874 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Georgina L (born 1877 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1880 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Ann (born 1863 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, George (born 1822 in Banffshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Alexander (born 1866 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Slessor's household

Male

Alexander

Slessor

Head
Female

Mayr G L

Slessor

Wife
Female

Mary

Slessor

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Slessor

Son
Female

Margaret J O

Slessor

Daughter
Female

Georgina L

Slessor

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Slessor

Daughter
Female

Ann

Still

Servant
Male

George

Chalmers

Servant
Male

Alexander

Angus

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Slessor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Slessor

Head

Married

34

1847

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mayr G L

Slessor

Wife

Married

31

1850

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Slessor

Daughter

-

10

1871

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Slessor

Son

-

9

1872

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret J O

Slessor

Daughter

-

7

1874

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Georgina L

Slessor

Daughter

-

4

1877

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Slessor

Daughter

-

1

1880

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Still

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Chalmers

Servant

Married

59

1822

Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Angus

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

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