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Household of David Kesson (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 Kesson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Kesson, born in 1838 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Kesson, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1866 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1870 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Kesson's household

Male

David

Kesson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Kesson

Wife
Male

Robert

Kesson

Son
Male

David

Kesson

Son
Female

Mary

Kesson

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Kesson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Kesson

Head

Married

43

1838

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Kesson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Robert

Kesson

Son

-

15

1866

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Kesson

Son

-

11

1870

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Kesson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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