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Household of Andrew Carnegie (born 1833, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Andrew Carnegie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Carnegie, born in 1833 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Jane Carnegie, born in 1833 in Fearn, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1858 in Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Betsy (born 1866 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1875 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Andrew Carnegie's household

Male

Andrew

Carnegie

Head
Female

Jane

Carnegie

Wife
Male

William

Carnegie

Son
Female

Betsy

Carnegie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Carnegie

Daughter
Male

John

Carnegie

Son
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Carnegie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Carnegie

Head

Married

48

1833

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Carnegie

Wife

Married

48

1833

Fearn, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Carnegie

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Carnegie

Daughter

-

15

1866

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Carnegie

Daughter

-

9

1872

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Carnegie

Son

-

6

1875

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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