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Household of David Fisher (born 1844, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 Fisher and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Fisher, born in 1844 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret J Fisher, born in 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Catherine B (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary A (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Father-In-Law, John (born 1800 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David's Brother-In-Law, David (born 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Fisher's household

Male

David

Fisher

Head
Female

Margaret J

Fisher

Wife
Female

Catherine B

Fisher

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Fisher

Daughter
Male

John

Preshaw

Father-In-Law
Male

David

Preshaw

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) David
Last name Fisher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Fisher

Head

Married

37

1844

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret J

Fisher

Wife

Married

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine B

Fisher

Daughter

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A

Fisher

Daughter

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Preshaw

Father-In-Law

Widower

81

1800

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Preshaw

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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