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Household of Archibald Colquhoun (born 1839, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, England

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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.

Archibald Colquhoun and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald Colquhoun, born in 1839 in Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Katie Colquhoun, born in 1848 in Devonport, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Edith F (born 1871 in Scotland), James S (born 1875 in Stoke, Devon, England) and Amy C (born 1877 in Stoke, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's Servant, Anne (born 1851 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Archibald's Servant, Harriett (born 1867 in Saltash, Cornwall, England).


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Archibald Colquhoun's household

Male

Archibald

Colquhoun

Head
Female

Katie

Colquhoun

Wife
Female

Edith F

Colquhoun

Daughter
Male

James S

Colquhoun

Son
Female

Amy C

Colquhoun

Daughter
Female

Anne

Isabell

Servant
Female

Harriett

Elliott

Servant
First name(s) Archibald
Last name Colquhoun
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

Colquhoun

Head

Married

42

1839

Staffordshire, England

Katie

Colquhoun

Wife

Married

33

1848

Devonport, Devon, England

Edith F

Colquhoun

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Scotland

James S

Colquhoun

Son

Single

6

1875

Stoke, Devon, England

Amy C

Colquhoun

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stoke, Devon, England

Anne

Isabell

Servant

Married

30

1851

Devonport, Devon, England

Harriett

Elliott

Servant

Single

14

1867

Saltash, Cornwall, England

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