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Household of William Rettie (born 1798, 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 Rettie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rettie, born in 1798 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Margaret (born 1830 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Williamina (born 1836 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane C (born 1838 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary D (born 1840 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Eliza R (born 1832 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Annie C R (born 1834 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Son-In-Law, David (born 1832 in Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Servant, Elspet (born 1859 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Rettie's household

Male

William

Rettie

Head
Female

Margaret

Rettie

Daughter
Female

Williamina

Rettie

Daughter
Female

Jane C

Rettie

Daughter
Female

Mary D

Rettie

Daughter
Female

Eliza R

Moir

Daughter
Female

Annie C R

Easton

Visitor
Male

David

Easton

Son-In-Law
Female

Elspet

Souter

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Rettie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 83
Birth year 1798
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rettie

Head

Widower

83

1798

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rettie

Daughter

Unmarried

51

1830

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Williamina

Rettie

Daughter

Unmarried

45

1836

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane C

Rettie

Daughter

Unmarried

43

1838

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary D

Rettie

Daughter

Unmarried

41

1840

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza R

Moir

Daughter

Widow

49

1832

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie C R

Easton

Visitor

Married

47

1834

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Easton

Son-In-Law

Married

49

1832

Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elspet

Souter

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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