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Household of William Low (born 1836, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Longside, 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 Low and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Low, born in 1836 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Barbara (born 1869 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1873 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, John (born 1826 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Jessie (born 1839 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Jeannie (born 1872 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Low's household

Male

William

Low

Head
Female

Barbara

Low

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Low

Daughter
Male

William

Low

Son
Female

Margaret

Low

Daughter
Male

John

Will

Servant
Female

Jessie

Fraser

Servant
Female

Jeannie

Fraser

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Low
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Low

Head

Widower

45

1836

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Low

Daughter

-

12

1869

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Low

Daughter

-

11

1870

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Low

Son

-

9

1872

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Low

Daughter

-

8

1873

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Will

Servant

Widower

55

1826

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

42

1839

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jeannie

Fraser

Boarder

-

9

1872

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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