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Household of John Ferguson (born 1830, Aberdeenshire)

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 Ferguson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ferguson, born in 1830 in Daviot, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Ferguson, born in 1836 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1861 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland) and Clara M L R (born 1868 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Mabel (born 1863 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Niece, Nora R (born 1864 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Servant, Jessie (born 1859 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jessie (born 1857 in St Andrews, Morayshire, Scotland).


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John Ferguson's household

Male

John

Ferguson

Head
Female

Isabella

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Alice

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Clara M L R

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Lyall

Niece
Female

Nora R

Lyall

Niece
Female

Jessie

Johnstone

Servant
Female

Jessie

Clark

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ferguson

Head

Married

51

1830

Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Ferguson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alice

Ferguson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Clara M L R

Ferguson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Mabel

Lyall

Niece

-

18

1863

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Nora R

Lyall

Niece

-

17

1864

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Johnstone

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

St Andrews, Morayshire, Scotland

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