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Household of David Houston (born 1850, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, 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 Houston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Houston, born in 1850 in Markinch, Fife, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Euphemia Houston, born in 1855 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1876 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Boarder, David (born 1860 in Cults, Fife, Scotland) and David's Boarder, Simon (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David Houston's household

Male

David

Houston

Head
Female

Euphemia

Houston

Wife
Female

Jessie

Houston

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Houston

Daughter
Male

Robert

Houston

Son
Male

David

Houston

Son
Male

David

Spence

Boarder
Male

Simon

Kinmond

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Houston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Houston

Head

Married

31

1850

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Euphemia

Houston

Wife

Married

26

1855

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Houston

Daughter

-

5

1876

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Houston

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Houston

Son

-

2

1879

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

David

Houston

Son

-

0

1881

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

David

Spence

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Cults, Fife, Scotland

Simon

Kinmond

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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