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Household of James Metclafe (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Deer, 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 Metclafe and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Metclafe, born in 1833 in Old Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Metclafe, born in 1836 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Frank (born 1871 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Helen M (born 1874 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, James (born 1861 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, William (born 1857 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, John (born 1863 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, David (born 1865 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, William (born 1867 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland).


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James Metclafe's household

Male

James

Metclafe

Head
Female

Jane

Metclafe

Wife
Male

Frank

Metclafe

Son
Male

James

Metclafe

Son
Female

Helen M

Metclafe

Daughter
Male

James

Fowlie

Servant
Male

William

Wright

Servant
Male

John

Finnie

Servant
Male

David

Ironside

Servant
Male

William

Smith

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Park

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Metclafe

Head

Married

48

1833

Old Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Metclafe

Wife

Married

45

1836

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Frank

Metclafe

Son

-

10

1871

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Metclafe

Son

-

9

1872

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen M

Metclafe

Daughter

-

7

1874

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Fowlie

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Wright

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Finnie

Servant

Married

18

1863

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Ironside

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Smith

Servant

-

14

1867

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Park

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

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