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Household of William Mortimer (born 1816, 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 Mortimer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mortimer, born in 1816 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jean G Mortimer, born in 1823 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Betsy (born 1861 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1863 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, William (born 1868 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Niece, Jean (born 1870 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Niece, Minna (born 1872 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Mortimer's household

Male

William

Mortimer

Head
Female

Jean G

Mortimer

Wife
Female

Betsy

Mortimer

Daughter
Female

Alexander

Mortimer

Daughter
Male

William

Mason

Nephew
Female

Jean

Mason

Niece
Female

Minna

Mason

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Mortimer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mortimer

Head

Married

65

1816

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jean G

Mortimer

Wife

Married

58

1823

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Betsy

Mortimer

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Mortimer

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Mason

Nephew

Unmarried

13

1868

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jean

Mason

Niece

Unmarried

11

1870

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Minna

Mason

Niece

Unmarried

9

1872

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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