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Household of James Rettie (born 1840, 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 Rettie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rettie, born in 1840 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Rettie, born in 1844 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1870 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1871 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1878 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Rettie's household

Male

James

Rettie

Head
Female

Mary

Rettie

Wife
Male

James

Rettie

Son
Female

Eliza

Rettie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Rettie

Daughter
Male

William

Rettie

Son
Male

Archibald

Rettie

Son
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Rettie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Rettie

Head

Married

41

1840

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Rettie

Wife

Married

37

1844

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Rettie

Son

-

11

1870

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Rettie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rettie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Rettie

Son

-

5

1876

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Archibald

Rettie

Son

-

3

1878

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Son

-

1

1880

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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