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Household of David Waters (born 1846, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 Waters and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Waters, born in 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jessie Waters, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1873 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David Mc D (born 1875 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Donald Mcd (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Brother, Robert Waters, born in 1852 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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David Waters's household

Male

David

Waters

Head
Female

Jessie

Waters

Wife
Female

Isabella

Waters

Daughter
Male

David Mc D

Waters

Son
Male

Donald Mcd

Waters

Son
Female

Margaret

Waters

Daughter
Male

Robert

Waters

Brother
First name(s) David
Last name Waters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Waters

Head

Married

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Waters

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Waters

Daughter

-

8

1873

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David Mc D

Waters

Son

-

6

1875

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald Mcd

Waters

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Waters

Daughter

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Waters

Brother

Unmarried

29

1852

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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