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Household of Archibald Malcolm (born 1838, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Archibald Malcolm and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald Malcolm, born in 1838 in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Margaret Joan Malcolm, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret Ross (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert Fergus (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William Sheddon (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's Servant, Isabella (born 1831 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Archibald's -, Elizabeth Chambers (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Archibald Malcolm's household

Male

Archibald

Malcolm

Head
Female

Margaret Joan

Malcolm

Wife
Male

James

Malcolm

Son
Male

Archibald

Malcolm

Son
Female

Margaret Ross

Malcolm

Daughter
Male

Robert Fergus

Malcolm

Son
Male

William Sheddon

Malcolm

Son
Female

Isabella

Gillespie

Servant
Female

Elizabeth Chambers

Gillespie

-
First name(s) Archibald
Last name Malcolm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

Malcolm

Head

Married

43

1838

West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret Joan

Malcolm

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Malcolm

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Malcolm

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret Ross

Malcolm

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert Fergus

Malcolm

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William Sheddon

Malcolm

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gillespie

Servant

Widow

50

1831

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Chambers

Gillespie

-

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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