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Household of David Beach (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, 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.

David Beach and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Beach, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Merriah Beach, born in 1849 in England. They had 6 children; Elisha (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alfred (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Beach's household

Male

David

Beach

Head
Female

Merriah

Beach

Wife
Male

Elisha

Beach

Son
Male

Alfred

Beach

Son
Female

Mary

Beach

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Beach

Daughter
Male

John

Beach

Son
Female

Jane

Beach

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Beach
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Beach

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Merriah

Beach

Wife

Married

32

1849

England

Elisha

Beach

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alfred

Beach

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Beach

Daughter

-

5

1876

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Beach

Daughter

-

4

1877

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Beach

Son

-

3

1878

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Beach

Daughter

-

1

1880

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

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