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Household of George West (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, 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.

George West and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George West, born in 1842 in Pennan, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elspet West, born in 1844 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder, Rosa H (born 1861 in England), George's Boarder, Ann (born 1854 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), George's Visitor, Jane (born 1835 in Inverallochy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Sandhaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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George West's household

Male

George

West

Head
Female

Elspet

West

Wife
Male

George

West

Son
Male

John

West

Son
Female

Elizabeth

West

Daughter
Female

Rosa H

Wright

Boarder
Female

Ann

Wright

Boarder
Female

Jane

Stephen

Visitor
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Leask

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Pennan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

West

Head

Married

39

1842

Pennan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

West

Wife

Married

37

1844

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

George

West

Son

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

West

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

West

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Rosa H

Wright

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

England

Ann

Wright

Boarder

Widow

27

1854

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Jane

Stephen

Visitor

Unmarried

46

1835

Inverallochy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Leask

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Sandhaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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