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Household of David Birss (born 1851, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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.

David Birss and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Birss, born in 1851 in Strathdon, Kincardineshire, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jessie Birss, born in 1853 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1879 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, George Sutherland, born in 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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David Birss's household

Male

David

Birss

Head
Female

Jessie

Birss

Wife
Female

Jessie

Birss

Daughter
Male

John

Birss

Son
Male

George

Sutherland

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Birss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Strathdon, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Birss

Head

Married

30

1851

Strathdon, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie

Birss

Wife

Married

28

1853

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Birss

Daughter

-

2

1879

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Birss

Son

-

0

1881

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Sutherland

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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