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Household of William Penny (born 1839, 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 Penny and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Penny, born in 1839 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella S Penny, born in 1855 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1879 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary C (born 1881 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Christian (born 1867 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, John (born 1863 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, John (born 1865 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Penny's household

Male

William

Penny

Head
Female

Isabella S

Penny

Wife
Male

William

Penny

Son
Female

Mary C

Penny

Daughter
Female

Mary

Adams

Servant
Female

Christian

Carle

Servant
Male

John

Davidson

Servant
Male

John

Wisely

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Penny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Penny

Head

Married

42

1839

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella S

Penny

Wife

Married

26

1855

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Penny

Son

-

2

1879

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary C

Penny

Daughter

-

0

1881

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Adams

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Carle

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Wisely

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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