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Household of Alexander Young (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Young, born in 1838 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary C Young, born in 1842 in Canada. They had 7 children; Magdalena Annie (born 1862 in Canada), Alex A (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John M (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charles N W (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William A C (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alan Walter (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary Isabell (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Christina (born 1858 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jessie (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Young's household

Male

Alexander

Young

Head
Female

Mary C

Young

Wife
Female

Magdalena Annie

Fairley

Daughter
Male

Alex A

Young

Son
Male

John M

Young

Son
Male

Charles N W

Young

Son
Male

William A C

Young

Son
Male

Alan Walter

Young

Son
Female

Mary Isabell

Young

Daughter
Female

Christina

Slessor

Servant
Female

Jessie

Daniel

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Young
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Young

Head

Married

43

1838

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary C

Young

Wife

Married

39

1842

Canada

Magdalena Annie

Fairley

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Canada

Alex A

Young

Son

-

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John M

Young

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles N W

Young

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William A C

Young

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alan Walter

Young

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Isabell

Young

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Slessor

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Daniel

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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