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Household of Robert Merchant (born 1822, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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.

Robert Merchant and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Merchant, born in 1822 in Kincardine O'neil, Kincardineshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Barbara Merchant, born in 1822 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Step Son, John (born 1850 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Isabella (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Robert Merchant's household

Male

Robert

Merchant

Head
Female

Barbara

Merchant

Wife
Female

Jane

Merchant

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Merchant

Son
Male

John

Pekie

Step Son
Female

Isabella

Deack

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Merchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Kincardine O'neil, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Merchant

Head

Married

59

1822

Kincardine O'neil, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Barbara

Merchant

Wife

Married

59

1822

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Merchant

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Merchant

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Pekie

Step Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Deack

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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