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Household of David Mason (born 1847, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ferry Port on Craig, 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 Mason and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Mason, born in 1847 in Fife, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Mason, born in 1852 in Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1874 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland), Elspeth (born 1876 in Fife, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1878 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, James Birrell, born in 1862 in Fife, Scotland.


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David Mason's household

Male

David

Mason

Head
Female

Mary

Mason

Wife
Male

David

Mason

Son
Female

Elspeth

Mason

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Mason

Daughter
Male

James

Birrell

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Mason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Mason

Head

Married

34

1847

Fife, Scotland

Mary

Mason

Wife

Married

29

1852

Fife, Scotland

David

Mason

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Elspeth

Mason

Daughter

-

5

1876

Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Mason

Daughter

-

3

1878

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

James

Birrell

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Fife, Scotland

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