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Household of James Dey (born 1826, 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 Dey and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dey, born in 1826 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Wilhelmina Dey, born in 1833 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1865 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1803 in Ireland), James's Niece, Margaret (born 1863 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Nephew, James (born 1865 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Dey's household

Male

James

Dey

Head
Female

Wilhelmina

Dey

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dey

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Kemp

Mother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Kemp

Niece
Male

James

Kemp

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Dey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dey

Head

Married

55

1826

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Dey

Wife

Married

48

1833

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dey

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Kemp

Mother-In-Law

Widow

78

1803

Ireland

Margaret

Kemp

Niece

Unmarried

18

1863

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Kemp

Nephew

Unmarried

16

1865

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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