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Household of Alexander Young (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chapel of Garioch, 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 Young and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Young, born in 1831 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 13 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Maitland Young, born in 1842 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary Agnes Watson (born 1867 in Ceylon), Helen Maitland (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George Cook (born 1874 in Ceylon), John Elphinstone (born 1875 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Andrew Watson Cook (born 1876 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander Norman (born 1879 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1848 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Alexander (born 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Ann (born 1864 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, John (born 1867 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Young's household

Male

Alexander

Young

Head
Female

Helen Maitland

Young

Wife
Female

Mary Agnes Watson

Young

Daughter
Female

Helen Maitland

Young

Daughter
Male

George Cook

Young

Son
Male

John Elphinstone

Young

Son
Male

Andrew Watson Cook

Young

Son
Male

Alexander Norman

Young

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Massie

Servant
Male

Alexander

Stott

Servant
Female

Mary

Grigor

Servant
Female

Ann

Andrew

Servant
Male

John

Stewart

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Young
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Young

Head

Married

50

1831

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen Maitland

Young

Wife

Married

39

1842

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Agnes Watson

Young

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Ceylon

Helen Maitland

Young

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George Cook

Young

Son

-

7

1874

Ceylon

John Elphinstone

Young

Son

-

6

1875

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew Watson Cook

Young

Son

-

5

1876

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander Norman

Young

Son

-

2

1879

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Massie

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Stott

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Grigor

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Ann

Andrew

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

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