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Household of Archibald Abernethy (born 1834, Orkney & Zetland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whiteness & Weisdale, Shetland, 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.

Archibald Abernethy and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald Abernethy, born in 1834 in Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 11 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Catherine Abernethy, born in 1846 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ann Eliza (born 1865 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Rhubinah C (born 1870 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Peter George (born 1875 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Christina J (born 1877 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Mary Alice (born 1879 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's -, Archibald (born 1872 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Archibald's Mother, Christina (born 1810 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Archibald's Niece, Christina (born 1868 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Archibald's Servant, William (born 1862 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).


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Archibald Abernethy's household

Male

Archibald

Abernethy

Head
Female

Catherine

Abernethy

Wife
Female

Ann Eliza

Abernethy

Daughter
Female

Rhubinah C

Abernethy

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Abernethy

-
Male

Peter George

Abernethy

Son
Female

Christina J

Abernethy

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Abernethy

Daughter
Female

Christina

Abernethy

Mother
Female

Christina

Hunter

Niece
Male

William

Davidson

Servant
First name(s) Archibald
Last name Abernethy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

Abernethy

Head

Married

47

1834

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Catherine

Abernethy

Wife

Married

35

1846

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Ann Eliza

Abernethy

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Rhubinah C

Abernethy

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Archibald

Abernethy

-

-

9

1872

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Peter George

Abernethy

Son

-

6

1875

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Christina J

Abernethy

Daughter

-

4

1877

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Mary Alice

Abernethy

Daughter

-

2

1879

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Christina

Abernethy

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Christina

Hunter

Niece

Unmarried

13

1868

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

William

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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