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Household of William Cheyne (born 1823, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keig, 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 Cheyne and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cheyne, born in 1823 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cheyne, born in 1827 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1871 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's -, Elizabeth (born 1808 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Jane A (born 1870 in Forres, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Alexander (born 1864 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, George (born 1853 in Granton, Morayshire, Scotland).


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William Cheyne's household

Male

William

Cheyne

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cheyne

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Cheyne

Daughter
Male

Robert

Cheyne

Son
Male

George

Cheyne

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lyddle

-
Female

Jane A

McKenzie

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Smith

Boarder
Male

George

Milne

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Cheyne
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cheyne

Head

Married

58

1823

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cheyne

Wife

Married

54

1827

Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cheyne

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Cheyne

Son

-

13

1868

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Cheyne

Son

-

10

1871

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lyddle

-

Widow

73

1808

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane A

McKenzie

Boarder

Unmarried

11

1870

Forres, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

George

Milne

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Granton, Morayshire, Scotland

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