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Household of James Batchan (born 1847, Banffshire)

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 Batchan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Batchan, born in 1847 in Fife Keith, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Batchan, born in 1833 in Lybster, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret F (born 1861 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann S (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John S (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane S (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert A (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Christina Thomson, born in 1856 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Batchan's household

Male

James

Batchan

Head
Female

Jane

Batchan

Wife
Female

Margaret F

Batchan

Daughter
Female

Ann S

Batchan

Daughter
Male

John S

Batchan

Son
Female

Jane S

Batchan

Daughter
Male

Robert A

Batchan

Son
Female

Christina

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Batchan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Fife Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Batchan

Head

Married

34

1847

Fife Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Batchan

Wife

Married

48

1833

Lybster, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret F

Batchan

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann S

Batchan

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John S

Batchan

Son

-

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane S

Batchan

Daughter

-

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert A

Batchan

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Thomson

Servant

-

25

1856

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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