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Household of Cornelius Cunningham (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colinton, Midlothian, 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.

Cornelius Cunningham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Cunningham, born in 1839 in Colinton, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Lillias P Cunningham, born in 1854 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Charles A W (born 1879 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Anne H (born 1881 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Cornelius's Father, Andrew (born 1800 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Cornelius's Mother-In-Law, Jessie Mcj (born 1819 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland) and Cornelius's Servant, Lillias (born 1866 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Cornelius Cunningham's household

Male

Cornelius

Cunningham

Head
Female

Lillias P

Cunningham

Wife
Male

Charles A W

Cunningham

Son
Female

Anne H

Cunningham

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Cunningham

Father
Female

Jessie Mcj

Phillips

Mother-In-Law
Female

Lillias

Dawson

Servant
First name(s) Cornelius
Last name Cunningham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cornelius

Cunningham

Head

Married

42

1839

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Lillias P

Cunningham

Wife

Married

27

1854

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Charles A W

Cunningham

Son

-

2

1879

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Anne H

Cunningham

Daughter

-

0

1881

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Cunningham

Father

Widower

81

1800

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie Mcj

Phillips

Mother-In-Law

Married

62

1819

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Lillias

Dawson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

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