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Household of William L Henderson (born 1830, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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 L Henderson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William L Henderson, born in 1830 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William L was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; William H (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary H J (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander W (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William L's Visitor, Eliza (born 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William L's House Keeper, Jessie L (born 1844 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William L's Visitor, Margaret (born 1866 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), William L's Servant, Mary (born 1850 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William L's Servant, Jane (born 1855 in Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland).


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William L Henderson's household

Male

William L

Henderson

Head
Male

William H

Henderson

Son
Female

Mary H J

Henderson

Daughter
Male

Alexander W

Henderson

Son
Female

Eliza

Edmonstone

Visitor
Female

Jessie L

Morrison

House Keeper
Female

Margaret

Edmonstone

Visitor
Female

Mary

Sutherland

Servant
Female

Jane

Duff

Servant
First name(s) William L
Last name Henderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William L

Henderson

Head

Widower

51

1830

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William H

Henderson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary H J

Henderson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander W

Henderson

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Edmonstone

Visitor

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie L

Morrison

House Keeper

Widow

37

1844

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Edmonstone

Visitor

Unmarried

15

1866

Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Sutherland

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Duff

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland

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