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Household of John Asher (born 1849, Nairnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elgin, Moray, 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.

John Asher and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Asher, born in 1849 in Auldearn, Nairnshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Asher, born in 1847 in Dyke, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1873 in Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, James (born 1860 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Alexander (born 1866 in Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Asher's household

Male

John

Asher

Head
Female

Ann

Asher

Wife
Male

John

Asher

Son
Female

Isabella

Asher

Daughter
Male

James

Asher

Son
Female

Margaret

Asher

Daughter
Male

William

Asher

Son
Male

James

Dunbar

Servant
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Asher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Asher

Head

Married

32

1849

Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Ann

Asher

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dyke, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

John

Asher

Son

-

8

1873

Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Isabella

Asher

Daughter

-

6

1875

Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

James

Asher

Son

-

4

1877

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Margaret

Asher

Daughter

-

2

1879

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

William

Asher

Son

-

1

1880

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

James

Dunbar

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Banffshire, Scotland

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