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Household of Andrew Selkirk (born 1829, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, Lanarkshire, 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 Selkirk and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Selkirk, born in 1829 in Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Isabella Selkirk, born in 1829 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Andrew (born 1859 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1862 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Betsy (born 1865 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Andrew's Servant, Grace (born 1856 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew's Servant, Helen (born 1861 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Andrew Selkirk's household

Male

Andrew

Selkirk

Head
Female

Isabella

Selkirk

Wife
Male

Andrew

Selkirk

Son
Female

Annie

Selkirk

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Selkirk

Daughter
Female

Grace

Scott

Servant
Female

Helen

McWilliam

Servant
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Selkirk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Selkirk

Head

Married

52

1829

Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella

Selkirk

Wife

Married

52

1829

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Selkirk

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Selkirk

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy

Selkirk

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McWilliam

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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