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Household of William Abel (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newhills, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Abel, born in 1831 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isobella Abel, born in 1843 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Alexander (born 1863 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1864 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), George (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isobella (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1879 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Daughter, Jessie Masson, born in 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Abel's household

Male

William

Abel

Head
Female

Isobella

Abel

Wife
Male

Alexander

Abel

Son
Female

Annie

Abel

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Masson

Step Daughter
Male

George

Abel

Son
Female

Isobella

Abel

Daughter
Male

James

Abel

Son
Male

David

Abel

Son
Female

Jane

Abel

Daughter
Male

John

Abel

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Abel
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Abel

Head

Married

50

1831

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isobella

Abel

Wife

Married

38

1843

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Abel

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Annie

Abel

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie

Masson

Step Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Abel

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isobella

Abel

Daughter

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Abel

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Abel

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Abel

Daughter

-

2

1879

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Abel

Son

-

0

1881

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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