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Household of David Blackadder (born 1851, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, 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 Blackadder and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Blackadder, born in 1851 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Marie Blackadder, born in 1859 in -. They had 2 children; Walter (born 1879 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Marie Jane (born 1880 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Brother, Alexander (born 1859 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David's Sister, Jane (born 1863 in Galway, Galway, Ireland) and David's Boarder, Alexander (born 1860 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland).


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David Blackadder's household

Male

David

Blackadder

Head
Female

Marie

Blackadder

Wife
Male

Walter

Blackadder

Son
Female

Marie Jane

Blackadder

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Blackadder

Brother
Female

Jane

Blackadder

Sister
Male

Alexander

Logan

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Blackadder
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Blackadder

Head

Married

30

1851

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Marie

Blackadder

Wife

Married

22

1859

-

Walter

Blackadder

Son

-

2

1879

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Marie Jane

Blackadder

Daughter

-

1

1880

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alexander

Blackadder

Brother

Unmarried

22

1859

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Blackadder

Sister

Unmarried

18

1863

Galway, Galway, Ireland

Alexander

Logan

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

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