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Household of William Abel (born 1834, Aberdeenshire)

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.

William Abel and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Abel, born in 1834 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Magdalene Abel, born in 1838 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane B (born 1865 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Magdalene (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William Fraser (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1873 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James Fraser (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Abel's household

Male

William

Abel

Head
Female

Magdalene

Abel

Wife
Female

Jane B

Abel

Daughter
Female

Magdalene

Abel

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Abel

Daughter
Male

William Fraser

Abel

Son
Female

Ann

Abel

Daughter
Male

James Fraser

Abel

Son
Male

Andrew

Abel

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Abel
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Abel

Head

Married

47

1834

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Magdalene

Abel

Wife

Married

43

1838

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane B

Abel

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Magdalene

Abel

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Abel

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William Fraser

Abel

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Abel

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James Fraser

Abel

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Abel

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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