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Household of David Whitelaw (born 1837, Ayrshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Whitelaw, born in 1837 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Whitelaw, born in 1842 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bessie (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Mary Walker, born in 1866 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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David Whitelaw's household

Male

David

Whitelaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Whitelaw

Wife
Male

James

Whitelaw

Son
Male

David

Whitelaw

Son
Female

Margaret

Whitelaw

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Whitelaw

Daughter
Female

Christina

Whitelaw

Daughter
Female

Mary

Walker

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Whitelaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Whitelaw

Head

Married

44

1837

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Whitelaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Whitelaw

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Whitelaw

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Whitelaw

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bessie

Whitelaw

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Whitelaw

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Walker

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

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