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Household of David Wotherspoon (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 Wotherspoon and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wotherspoon, born in 1849 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Wotherspoon, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane W (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary H (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alice (born 1881 in Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Mary Dickson, born in 1863 in Ireland.


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David Wotherspoon's household

Male

David

Wotherspoon

Head
Female

Mary

Wotherspoon

Wife
Female

Jane W

Wotherspoon

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Wotherspoon

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wotherspoon

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dickson

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Wotherspoon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wotherspoon

Head

Married

32

1849

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wotherspoon

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane W

Wotherspoon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary H

Wotherspoon

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice

Wotherspoon

Daughter

-

0

1881

Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Dickson

Servant

-

18

1863

Ireland

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