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Household of David Webster (born 1817, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fetlar, Shetland, 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 Webster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Webster, born in 1817 in Fearn, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Christian Webster, born in 1812 in -.
During the period, also present in the household were David's Sister-In-Law, Grace Jane (born 1814 in -), David's Visitor, Grace Turnbull (born 1824 in -), David's Visitor, John (born 1867 in Firth), David's Servant, Mary Watson (born 1851 in -), David's Servant, Christina (born 1858 in Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland), David's Servant, William (born 1861 in -) and David's Servant, William Thomas (born 1866 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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David Webster's household

Male

David

Webster

Head
Female

Christian

Webster

Wife
Female

Grace Jane

Watson

Sister-In-Law
Female

Grace Turnbull

Stewart

Visitor
Male

John

Smith

Visitor
Female

Mary Watson

Brown

Servant
Female

Christina

Mann

Servant
Male

William

Georgson

Servant
Male

William Thomas

Johnson

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Webster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Fearn, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Webster

Head

Married

64

1817

Fearn, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christian

Webster

Wife

Married

69

1812

-

Grace Jane

Watson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

67

1814

-

Grace Turnbull

Stewart

Visitor

Unmarried

57

1824

-

John

Smith

Visitor

Unmarried

14

1867

Firth

Mary Watson

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

-

Christina

Mann

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Georgson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

-

William Thomas

Johnson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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