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Household of John Birnie (born 1845, 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.

John Birnie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Birnie, born in 1845 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbara Birnie, born in 1858 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John C (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Archibald R (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father-In-Law, Jonathan (born 1839 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Mother-In-Law, Barbara (born 1839 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1861 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Sister-In-Law, Williamina (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Birnie's household

Male

John

Birnie

Head
Female

Barbara

Birnie

Wife
Male

John C

Birnie

Son
Male

Archibald R

Birnie

Son
Male

Jonathan

Knowles

Father-In-Law
Female

Barbara

Knowles

Mother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Knowles

Sister-In-Law
Female

Williamina

Knowles

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Birnie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Birnie

Head

Married

36

1845

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Birnie

Wife

Married

23

1858

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John C

Birnie

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Archibald R

Birnie

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jonathan

Knowles

Father-In-Law

Married

42

1839

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Knowles

Mother-In-Law

Married

42

1839

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Knowles

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Williamina

Knowles

Sister-In-Law

-

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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