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Household of William Slesser (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverkeithny, Banffshire, 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 Slesser and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Slesser, born in 1844 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret B Slesser, born in 1856 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1875 in Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1879 in Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father-In-Law, John (born 1802 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Alexander (born 1860 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Slesser's household

Male

William

Slesser

Head
Female

Margaret B

Slesser

Wife
Male

John

Slesser

Son
Female

Margaret

Slesser

Daughter
Male

William

Slesser

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Slesser

Daughter
Male

John

Whyte

Father-In-Law
Male

Alexander

Whyte

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Servant
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Slesser
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Slesser

Head

Married

37

1844

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret B

Slesser

Wife

Married

25

1856

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Slesser

Son

-

6

1875

Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Slesser

Daughter

-

5

1876

Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Slesser

Son

-

3

1878

Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Slesser

Daughter

-

2

1879

Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Whyte

Father-In-Law

Widower

79

1802

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Whyte

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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