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Household of William Ferguson (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chapel of Garioch, 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 Ferguson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ferguson, born in 1838 in Daviot, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rachel Ferguson, born in 1845 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1870 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charles W (born 1871 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1876 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1856 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, William (born 1862 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, William (born 1861 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland).


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William Ferguson's household

Male

William

Ferguson

Head
Female

Rachel

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

Charles W

Ferguson

Son
Male

William

Ferguson

Son
Male

James

Ferguson

Son
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Servant
Male

William

Cormack

Servant
Male

William

Waters

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ferguson

Head

Married

43

1838

Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Rachel

Ferguson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ferguson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles W

Ferguson

Son

-

10

1871

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Ferguson

Son

-

8

1873

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Ferguson

Son

-

5

1876

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Cormack

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Waters

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

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