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Household of James Jaffray (born 1853, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Meldrum, 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 Jaffray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Jaffray, born in 1853 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Barbara Jaffray, born in 1849 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Margaret Y (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1834 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Jaffray's household

Male

James

Jaffray

Head
Female

Barbara

Jaffray

Wife
Male

William

Jaffray

Son
Female

Barbara

Jaffray

Daughter
Male

James

Jaffray

Son
Female

Margaret Y

Davidson

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Rothnie

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Jaffray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Jaffray

Head

Married

28

1853

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Jaffray

Wife

Married

32

1849

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Jaffray

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Jaffray

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Jaffray

Son

-

1

1880

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret Y

Davidson

Step Daughter

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rothnie

Mother

Unmarried

47

1834

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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