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Household of David Martyre (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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 Martyre and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Martyre, born in 1840 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 16 members. David was the head of the household, married to Ellen Martyre, born in 1840 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 10 children; Maggie (born 1863 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1865 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander F (born 1873 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1875 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Harry S (born 1876 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane W (born 1878 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1805 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), David's Sister-In-Law, Johan (born 1840 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), David's Servant, Ann (born 1859 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Martyre's household

Male

David

Martyre

Head
Female

Ellen

Martyre

Wife
Female

Maggie

Martyre

Daughter
Male

David

Martyre

Son
Male

John

Martyre

Son
Male

William

Martyre

Son
Male

Thomas

Martyre

Son
Male

James

Martyre

Son
Male

Alexander F

Martyre

Son
Male

Samuel

Martyre

Son
Male

Harry S

Martyre

Son
Female

Jane W

Martyre

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Mother-In-Law
Female

Johan

Forbes

Sister-In-Law
Female

Ann

Elliot

Servant
Female

Mary

Bannatyne

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Martyre
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Martyre

Head

Married

41

1840

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Martyre

Wife

Married

41

1840

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Martyre

Daughter

-

18

1863

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Martyre

Son

-

16

1865

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Martyre

Son

-

14

1867

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Martyre

Son

-

13

1868

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Martyre

Son

-

11

1870

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Martyre

Son

-

10

1871

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander F

Martyre

Son

-

8

1873

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Martyre

Son

-

6

1875

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Harry S

Martyre

Son

-

5

1876

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane W

Martyre

Daughter

-

3

1878

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Mother-In-Law

Widow

76

1805

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Johan

Forbes

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

41

1840

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Elliot

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Bannatyne

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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