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Household of Benjamin Carruthers (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Trinity Gaks, Perthshire, 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.

Benjamin Carruthers and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Carruthers, born in 1842 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Janet Carruthers, born in 1848 in Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Catherine (born 1860 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Benjamin's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Benjamin's Visitor, Robert (born 1842 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Benjamin Carruthers's household

Male

Benjamin

Carruthers

Head
Female

Janet

Carruthers

Wife
Female

Catherine

Inglis

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Inglis

Servant
Male

Robert

Grahm

Visitor
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Carruthers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Carruthers

Head

Married

39

1842

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Carruthers

Wife

Married

33

1848

Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Inglis

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Inglis

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Grahm

Visitor

Married

39

1842

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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