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Household of James Abel (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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.

James Abel and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Abel, born in 1842 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Abel, born in 1847 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Catherine (born 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Adopted Daughter, Louise Mcleod Abel, born in 1874 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Abel's household

Male

James

Abel

Head
Female

Charlotte

Abel

Wife
Female

Catherine

Abel

Daughter
Male

William

Abel

Son
Female

Louise Mcleod

Abel

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Abel
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Abel

Head

Married

39

1842

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Abel

Wife

Married

34

1847

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Abel

Daughter

-

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Abel

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Louise Mcleod

Abel

Adopted Daughter

-

7

1874

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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