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Household of Duncan Douglas (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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.

Duncan Douglas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Duncan Douglas, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Duncan was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann C Douglas, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Martha (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rosina (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1865 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1875 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Duncan's Mother-In-Law, Martha Collins, born in 1806 in Ireland.


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Duncan Douglas's household

Male

Duncan

Douglas

Head
Female

Mary Ann C

Douglas

Wife
Female

Martha

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Rosina

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Jane

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Janet

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Helen

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Martha

Collins

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Duncan
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Duncan

Douglas

Head

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann C

Douglas

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rosina

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha

Collins

Mother-In-Law

Widow

75

1806

Ireland

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