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Household of Robert Abel (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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.

Robert Abel and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Abel, born in 1841 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Isabella Abel, born in 1840 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1862 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1868 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, John C (born 1860 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Donald (born 1861 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Robert Abel's household

Male

Robert

Abel

Head
Female

Isabella

Abel

Wife
Female

Isabella

Abel

Daughter
Male

George

Abel

Son
Male

Robert

Abel

Son
Female

Jane

Abel

Daughter
Male

John C

Wilson

Boarder
Male

Donald

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Abel
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Abel

Head

Married

40

1841

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Abel

Wife

Married

41

1840

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Abel

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Abel

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Abel

Son

-

11

1870

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Abel

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John C

Wilson

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Donald

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

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