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Household of James Birnie (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rathen, 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 Birnie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Birnie, born in 1833 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Birnie, born in 1834 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, George (born 1855 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Nephew, James (born 1868 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, John (born 1865 in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1848 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jesse (born 1863 in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Birnie's household

Male

James

Birnie

Head
Female

Jane

Birnie

Wife
Male

James

Birnie

Son
Male

William

Birnie

Son
Female

Jane

Birnie

Daughter
Male

George

Webster

Servant
Male

James

Birnie

Nephew
Male

John

Park

Servant
Female

Margaret

Lawrence

Servant
Female

Jesse

Knox

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Birnie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Birnie

Head

Married

48

1833

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Birnie

Wife

Married

47

1834

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Birnie

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Birnie

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Birnie

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Webster

Servant

Married

26

1855

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Birnie

Nephew

-

13

1868

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Park

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lawrence

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jesse

Knox

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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