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Household of Andrew Skilling (born 1844, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Parish of Wigtown, Wigtownshire, 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 Skilling and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Skilling, born in 1844 in Ballantrae, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Jane Skilling, born in 1843 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1877 in Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Mary Anne (born 1878 in Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Andrew's Servant, Maggie (born 1861 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Andrew's Visitor, Agnes (born 1851 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Andrew's -, John (born 1881 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Andrew Skilling's household

Male

Andrew

Skilling

Head
Female

Jane

Skilling

Wife
Female

Jane

Skilling

Daughter
Female

Mary Anne

Skilling

Daughter
Male

John

Skilling

Son
Female

Maggie

Kirk

Servant
Female

Agnes

Hamilton

Visitor
Male

John

Hamilton

-
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Skilling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Skilling

Head

Married

37

1844

Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Skilling

Wife

Married

38

1843

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Skilling

Daughter

-

4

1877

Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary Anne

Skilling

Daughter

-

3

1878

Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

John

Skilling

Son

-

2

1879

Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Maggie

Kirk

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Hamilton

Visitor

Married

30

1851

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Hamilton

-

-

0

1881

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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