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Household of William Slessor (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Foveran, 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 Slessor and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Slessor, born in 1837 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Slessor, born in 1848 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Andrew (born 1874 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1869 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Jane Edmund, born in 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Slessor's household

Male

William

Slessor

Head
Female

Isabella

Slessor

Wife
Male

Andrew

Slessor

Son
Female

Margaret

Slessor

Daughter
Male

Charles

Petrie

Son
Female

Jane

Edmund

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Slessor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Slessor

Head

Married

44

1837

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Slessor

Wife

Married

33

1848

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Slessor

Son

-

7

1874

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Slessor

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Petrie

Son

-

12

1869

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Edmund

Boarder

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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