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Household of David Jeffrey (born 1818, Stirlingshire)

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 Jeffrey and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Jeffrey, born in 1818 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, consisted of 16 members. David was the head of the household, married to Emily Jeffrey, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Rachel (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Emily (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Governess, Joan (born 1861 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Robert (born 1836 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), David's Servant, William (born 1865 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Catherine (born 1833 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Margaret (born 1835 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Isabella (born 1836 in Fife, Scotland), David's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David's Servant, Minnie (born 1846 in Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, Catherine (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Jeffrey's household

Male

David

Jeffrey

Head
Female

Emily

Jeffrey

Wife
Female

Rachel

Jeffrey

Daughter
Male

Peter

Jeffrey

Son
Male

Robert

Jeffrey

Son
Female

Janet

Jeffrey

Daughter
Female

Emily

Jeffrey

Daughter
Female

Joan

Lyall

Governess
Male

Robert

Jeffrey

Servant
Male

William

Bell

Servant
Female

Catherine

Dewar

Servant
Female

Margaret

Dewar

Servant
Female

Isabella

Fenton

Servant
Female

Mary

Smith

Servant
Female

Minnie

Bell

Servant
Female

Catherine

Walker

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Jeffrey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Jeffrey

Head

Married

63

1818

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Emily

Jeffrey

Wife

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachel

Jeffrey

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Jeffrey

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Jeffrey

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Jeffrey

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Emily

Jeffrey

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joan

Lyall

Governess

Unmarried

20

1861

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Jeffrey

Servant

Unmarried

45

1836

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

William

Bell

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dewar

Servant

Unmarried

48

1833

Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dewar

Servant

Unmarried

46

1835

Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Fenton

Servant

Unmarried

45

1836

Fife, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Minnie

Bell

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Catherine

Walker

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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