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Household of William Scorgie (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, 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 Scorgie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scorgie, born in 1824 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; George (born 1844 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1864 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Mary E (born 1867 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter-In-Law, Mary M (born 1846 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Mary W (born 1873 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, David (born 1856 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William's Servant, May Ann (born 1864 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, John (born 1865 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Scorgie's household

Male

William

Scorgie

Head
Male

George

Scorgie

Son
Female

Mary M

Scorgie

Daughter-In-Law
Male

Alexander

Scorgie

Son
Female

Mary E

Scorgie

Daughter
Female

Mary W

Scorgie

Granddaughter
Male

David

Mollison

Boarder
Female

May Ann

McKay

Servant
Male

John

Bridgeford

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Scorgie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scorgie

Head

Widower

57

1824

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Scorgie

Son

Married

37

1844

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary M

Scorgie

Daughter-In-Law

Married

35

1846

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Scorgie

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary E

Scorgie

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary W

Scorgie

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

David

Mollison

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

May Ann

McKay

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Bridgeford

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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