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Household of James Will (born 1810, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, 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 Will and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Will, born in 1810 in St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Will, born in 1812 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1845 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1851 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1858 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1872 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, Jamieson (born 1874 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1876 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Will's household

Male

James

Will

Head
Female

Mary A

Will

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Will

Daughter
Female

Mary

Will

Daughter
Male

John

Will

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Will

Granddaughter
Male

Jamieson

Will

Grandson
Female

Margaret

Will

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Will
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Will

Head

Married

71

1810

St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Will

Wife

Married

69

1812

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Will

Daughter

Unmarried

36

1845

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Will

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Will

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Will

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jamieson

Will

Grandson

-

7

1874

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Will

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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