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Household of James Hird (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cookney, Kincardineshire, 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 Hird and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hird, born in 1842 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Hird, born in 1840 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Samuel (born 1868 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1877 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, George Munroe (born 1862 in England).


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James Hird's household

Male

James

Hird

Head
Female

Margaret

Hird

Wife
Male

Samuel

Hird

Son
Male

John

Hird

Son
Female

Jessie

Hird

Daughter
Male

James

Hird

Son
Male

David

Hird

Son
Female

Ann

Hird

Daughter
Male

William

Hird

Son
Female

Mary

McPherson

Servant
Male

George Munroe

Barclay

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Hird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hird

Head

Married

39

1842

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hird

Wife

Married

41

1840

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Samuel

Hird

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Hird

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie

Hird

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Hird

Son

-

8

1873

Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

David

Hird

Son

-

6

1875

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann

Hird

Daughter

-

4

1877

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Hird

Son

-

1

1880

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

McPherson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Kincardineshire, Scotland

George Munroe

Barclay

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

England

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