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Household of James Paterson (born 1840, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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 Paterson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Paterson, born in 1840 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Paterson, born in 1850 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1867 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth Ann (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, William (born 1846 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1854 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Rachel (born 1862 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Paterson's household

Male

James

Paterson

Head
Female

Ann

Paterson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Paterson

Daughter
Male

James

Paterson

Son
Male

William

Paterson

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Paterson

Daughter
Male

William

Petrie

Boarder
Male

Thomas

McPherson

Boarder
Female

Rachel

McPherson

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Paterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Paterson

Head

Married

41

1840

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann

Paterson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Paterson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Paterson

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Paterson

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Ann

Paterson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Petrie

Boarder

Married

35

1846

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

McPherson

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Rachel

McPherson

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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