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Household of William Abel (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skene, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Abel, born in 1839 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Abel, born in 1815 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, George (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Alexander (born 1866 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, William (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Abel's household

Male

William

Abel

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Abel

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Abel

Daughter
Male

George

Maitland

Servant
Male

Alexander

McLean

Servant
Male

William

Laing

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Abel
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Abel

Head

Married

42

1839

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Abel

Wife

Married

66

1815

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Abel

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Maitland

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

McLean

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Laing

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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