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Household of David Ferguson (born 1851, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, 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 Ferguson and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Ferguson, born in 1851 in Ayrshire, consisted of 15 members. David was the head of the household, married to Isabella Ferguson, born in 1851 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1870 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Fanny (born 1878 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1880 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Glenbuck, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Mother, Fanny (born 1823 in Ireland), David's Brother, James (born 1862 in Ayrshire, Scotland), David's Brother, William (born 1864 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Visitor, John (born 1843 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Visitor, Esther (born 1855 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Visitor, James (born 1874 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Ferguson's household

Male

David

Ferguson

Head
Female

Isabella

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

John

Ferguson

Son
Male

Robert

Ferguson

Son
Female

Fanny

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Ferguson

Mother
Male

James

Ferguson

Brother
Male

William

Ferguson

Brother
Male

John

Bessie

Visitor
Female

Esther

Bessie

Visitor
Male

James

Bessie

Visitor
Male

David

Bessie

Son
Male

John

Bessie

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Ferguson

Head

Married

30

1851

Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

Ferguson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ferguson

Daughter

-

11

1870

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Ferguson

Son

-

9

1872

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Ferguson

Son

-

6

1875

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fanny

Ferguson

Daughter

-

3

1878

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Ferguson

Daughter

-

1

1880

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fanny

Ferguson

Mother

Widow

58

1823

Ireland

James

Ferguson

Brother

Unmarried

19

1862

Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Ferguson

Brother

Unmarried

17

1864

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Bessie

Visitor

Unmarried

38

1843

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Esther

Bessie

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Bessie

Visitor

Unmarried

7

1874

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Bessie

Son

-

4

1877

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Bessie

Son

-

2

1879

Glenbuck, Ayrshire, Scotland

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