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Household of David Carstairs (born 1833, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Carstairs and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Carstairs, born in 1833 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, consisted of 12 members. David was the head of the household, married to Isabella Carstairs, born in 1832 in Abernyte, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Helen (born 1860 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1867 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland) and Miriam (born 1873 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Nephew, Robert (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David's Daughter-In-Law, Jane (born 1858 in England), David's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1877 in Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David's Granddaughter, Helen (born 1879 in Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David's Granddaughter, Catherine (born 1880 in Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David's Grandson, David (born 1880 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David Carstairs's household

Male

David

Carstairs

Head
Female

Isabella

Carstairs

Wife
Female

Helen

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Jane

Carstairs

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Carstairs

Daughter
Female

Miriam

Carstairs

Daughter
Male

Robert

Small

Nephew
Female

Jane

McKenzie

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Isabella

McKenzie

Granddaughter
Female

Helen

McKenzie

Granddaughter
Female

Catherine

McKenzie

Granddaughter
Male

David

Forrest

Grandson
First name(s) David
Last name Carstairs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Carstairs

Head

Married

48

1833

Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Carstairs

Wife

Married

49

1832

Abernyte, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Forrest

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Carstairs

Daughter

-

14

1867

Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Carstairs

Daughter

-

11

1870

Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

Miriam

Carstairs

Daughter

-

8

1873

Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Small

Nephew

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

McKenzie

Daughter-In-Law

Married

23

1858

England

Isabella

McKenzie

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

McKenzie

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

McKenzie

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Forrest

Grandson

-

1

1880

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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