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Household of David Gordon Ferguson (born 1847, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 Gordon Ferguson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Gordon Ferguson, born in 1847 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 5 members. David Gordon was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ferguson, born in 1852 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret Bland, born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were David Gordon's Sister-In-Law, Janet (born 1856 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and David Gordon's Visitor, Agnes (born 1818 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Gordon Ferguson's household

Male

David Gordon

Ferguson

Head
Female

Margaret

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Janet

Johnstone

Sister-In-Law
Female

Agnes

Wood

Visitor
Female

Margaret Bland

Ferguson

Daughter
First name(s) David Gordon
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David Gordon

Ferguson

Head

Married

34

1847

Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ferguson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Johnstone

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

25

1856

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wood

Visitor

Widow

63

1818

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret Bland

Ferguson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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