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Household of David Scott Ferguson (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Scott Ferguson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Scott Ferguson, born in 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. David Scott was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth M Ferguson, born in 1844 in Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; George B (born 1870 in Fife, Scotland), Henry (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Muriel (born 1879 in Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David Scott's Cousin, Margaret B (born 1850 in Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland), David Scott's Servant, Isabella (born 1832 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David Scott's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and David Scott's Servant, Helen (born 1859 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).


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David Scott Ferguson's household

Male

David Scott

Ferguson

Head
Female

Elizabeth M

Ferguson

Wife
Male

George B

Ferguson

Son
Male

Henry

Ferguson

Son
Female

Muriel

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Margaret B

Ferguson

Cousin
Female

Isabella

Stephen

Servant
Female

Margaret

Dawson

Servant
Female

Helen

Buist

Servant
First name(s) David Scott
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David Scott

Ferguson

Head

Married

43

1838

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth M

Ferguson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Fife, Scotland

George B

Ferguson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Fife, Scotland

Henry

Ferguson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Muriel

Ferguson

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret B

Ferguson

Cousin

Unmarried

31

1850

Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Stephen

Servant

Unmarried

49

1832

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Dawson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Buist

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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