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Household of David Paterson (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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 Paterson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Paterson, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Paterson, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Allan (born 1875 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rebecca (born 1877 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1879 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Mother, Rebecca (born 1825 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Boarder, Ezekiel (born 1856 in England) and David's Boarder, Daniel (born 1853 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Paterson's household

Male

David

Paterson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Paterson

Wife
Male

Allan

Paterson

Son
Female

Rebecca

Paterson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Paterson

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

McCulloch

Mother
Male

Ezekiel

Rome

Boarder
Male

Daniel

Tirley?

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Paterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Paterson

Head

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Paterson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allan

Paterson

Son

-

6

1875

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Paterson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Paterson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rebecca

McCulloch

Mother

Widow

56

1825

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ezekiel

Rome

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

England

Daniel

Tirley?

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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