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Household of John Geals (born 1812, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ythan Wells, 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 Geals and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Geals, born in 1812 in Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Geals, born in 1804 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Janet, born 1840 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, Alexander (born 1867 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1868 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, John (born 1874 in Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Geals's household

Male

John

Geals

Head
Female

Margaret

Geals

Wife
Female

Janet

Geals

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Geals

Grandson
Female

Jessie

Benzies

Granddaughter
Male

John

Fowler

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Geals
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Geals

Head

Married

69

1812

Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Geals

Wife

Married

77

1804

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Geals

Daughter

Unmarried

41

1840

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Geals

Grandson

-

14

1867

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Benzies

Granddaughter

-

13

1868

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Fowler

Grandson

-

7

1874

Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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