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Household of William Cheyne (born 1826, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Methlick, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cheyne, born in 1826 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Cheyne, born in 1832 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; William (born 1854 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1856 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1858 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret S (born 1860 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1868 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Lewis (born 1876 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1877 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Alexander (born 1844 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Cheyne's household

Male

William

Cheyne

Head
Female

Jane

Cheyne

Wife
Male

William

Cheyne

Son
Female

Jane

Cheyne

Daughter
Male

George

Cheyne

Son
Female

Margaret S

Cheyne

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Cheyne

Son
Female

Barbara

Cheyne

Daughter
Male

John

Cheyne

Son
Male

Robert

Cheyne

Son
Male

Lewis

Cheyne

Son
Female

Isabella

Chalmers

Granddaughter
Male

Alexander

Cheyne

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Cheyne
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cheyne

Head

Married

55

1826

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Cheyne

Wife

Married

49

1832

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Cheyne

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Cheyne

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Cheyne

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret S

Cheyne

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cheyne

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Cheyne

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Cheyne

Son

-

10

1871

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Cheyne

Son

-

7

1874

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lewis

Cheyne

Son

-

5

1876

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Chalmers

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cheyne

Boarder

Unmarried

37

1844

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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