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Household of Alexander Trail (born 1853, Aberdeenshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Trail, born in 1853 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Trail, born in 1855 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John R (born 1878 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jessie A (born 1880 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Mary Ritchie, born in 1866 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Trail's household

Male

Alexander

Trail

Head
Female

Mary

Trail

Wife
Male

John R

Trail

Son
Female

Jessie A

Trail

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ritchie

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Trail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Trail

Head

Married

28

1853

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Trail

Wife

Married

26

1855

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John R

Trail

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Trail

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Ritchie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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