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Household of Duncan West (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, 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 West and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Duncan West, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Duncan was the head of the household, married to Isabella T West, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Tara M (born 1870 in Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ella (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Arthur (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Minnie (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Duncan's Servant, Maggie (born 1856 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Duncan's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Duncan West's household

Male

Duncan

West

Head
Female

Isabella T

West

Wife
Female

Tara M

West

Daughter
Female

Ella

West

Daughter
Male

William

West

Son
Female

Jessie

West

Daughter
Male

Arthur

West

Son
Female

Minnie

West

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Aitken

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) Duncan
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Duncan

West

Head

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella T

West

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Tara M

West

Daughter

-

11

1870

Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ella

West

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

West

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

West

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur

West

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Minnie

West

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Aitken

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

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