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Household of David Prentice (born 1826, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 Prentice and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Prentice, born in 1826 in Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Christina Prentice, born in 1827 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1855 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1857 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1860 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Catherine (born 1862 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Thomasina (born 1868 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Ireland) and David's Servant, Thomas (born 1867 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Prentice's household

Male

David

Prentice

Head
Female

Christina

Prentice

Wife
Male

John

Prentice

Son
Male

William

Prentice

Son
Male

David

Prentice

Son
Female

Catherine

Prentice

Daughter
Female

Mary

Prentice

Daughter
Female

Thomasina

Prentice

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Liddy

Servant
Male

Thomas

Docherty

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Prentice
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Prentice

Head

Married

55

1826

Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Christina

Prentice

Wife

Married

54

1827

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Prentice

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Prentice

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David

Prentice

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Prentice

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Prentice

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomasina

Prentice

Daughter

-

13

1868

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Liddy

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Thomas

Docherty

Servant

-

14

1867

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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