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Household of David Couper (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tynron, Dumfriesshire, 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 Couper and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Couper, born in 1840 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Christina J Couper, born in 1850 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Evelyn S (born 1873 in Tynron, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Edith Hylda H (born 1879 in Tynron, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Henrietta (born 1853 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Couper's household

Male

David

Couper

Head
Female

Christina J

Couper

Wife
Female

Evelyn S

Couper

Daughter
Female

Edith Hylda H

Couper

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Ferguson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Ferguson

Servant
Female

Elisabeth

Wallace

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Couper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Couper

Head

Married

41

1840

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina J

Couper

Wife

Married

31

1850

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Evelyn S

Couper

Daughter

-

8

1873

Tynron, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Edith Hylda H

Couper

Daughter

-

2

1879

Tynron, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Ferguson

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ferguson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Wallace

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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