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Household of James Alex Bothwell (born 1851, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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.

James Alex Bothwell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Alex Bothwell, born in 1851 in Pitcaple, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James Alex was the head of the household, married to Mary Bothwell, born in 1849 in Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1877 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James Alex's Sister, Mary Bothwell, born in 1856 in Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Alex Bothwell's household

Male

James Alex

Bothwell

Head
Female

Mary

Bothwell

Wife
Female

Margaret

Bothwell

Daughter
Male

James

Bothwell

Son
Male

William

Bothwell

Son
Female

Mary

Bothwell

Sister
First name(s) James Alex
Last name Bothwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Pitcaple, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Alex

Bothwell

Head

Married

30

1851

Pitcaple, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Bothwell

Wife

Married

32

1849

Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bothwell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Bothwell

Son

-

3

1878

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Bothwell

Son

-

1

1880

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Bothwell

Sister

Unmarried

25

1856

Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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