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Household of David Moffat (born 1829, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, 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 Moffat and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Moffat, born in 1829 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Moffat, born in 1836 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1870 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1874 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Step Son, Walter (born 1861 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), David's Step Son, Samuel (born 1864 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and David's Step Son, William (born 1869 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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David Moffat's household

Male

David

Moffat

Head
Female

Margaret

Moffat

Wife
Male

Walter

Borthwick

Step Son
Male

Samuel

Borthwick

Step Son
Male

William

Borthwick

Step Son
Male

David

Moffat

Son
Male

Robert

Moffat

Son
Female

Janet

Moffat

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Moffat

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Moffat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Moffat

Head

Married

52

1829

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Moffat

Wife

Married

45

1836

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Walter

Borthwick

Step Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Samuel

Borthwick

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Borthwick

Step Son

-

12

1869

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Moffat

Son

-

11

1870

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Moffat

Son

-

9

1872

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Moffat

Daughter

-

7

1874

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Moffat

Daughter

-

2

1879

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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