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Household of Francis Birss (born 1827, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aboyne, 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.

Francis Birss and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Birss, born in 1827 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. Francis was the head of the household, married to Jessie Birss, born in 1833 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Maggie (born 1860 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1864 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alice (born 1874 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Francis's Servant, Helen (born 1863 in Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Francis's Servant, James (born 1853 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Francis's Servant, Alexander (born 1864 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Francis Birss's household

Male

Francis

Birss

Head
Female

Jessie

Birss

Wife
Female

Maggie

Birss

Daughter
Male

Francis

Birss

Son
Male

William

Birss

Son
Female

Agnes

Birss

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Birss

Daughter
Female

Alice

Birss

Daughter
Female

Helen

Marr

Servant
Male

James

Webster

Servant
Male

Alexander

Coutts

Servant
First name(s) Francis
Last name Birss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Francis

Birss

Head

Married

54

1827

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Birss

Wife

Married

48

1833

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Birss

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Francis

Birss

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Birss

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Birss

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Birss

Daughter

-

9

1872

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alice

Birss

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Marr

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Webster

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Coutts

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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