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Household of George Corson (born 1822, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durrisdeer, Dumfriesshire, 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.

George Corson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Corson, born in 1822 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 11 members. George was the head of the household, married to Janet Corson, born in 1824 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1852 in -), Maggie W (born 1854 in -), James D (born 1856 in -) and Mary J W (born 1863 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Grandson, George (born 1877 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George's Servant, Martha (born 1862 in Hollywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Penpont), George's Servant, Robert (born 1863 in -) and George's Boarder, Richard (born 1831 in England).


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George Corson's household

Male

George

Corson

Head
Female

Janet

Corson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Corson

Son
Female

Maggie W

Corson

Daughter
Male

James D

Corson

Son
Female

Mary J W

Corson

Daughter
Male

George

Corson

Grandson
Female

Martha

Dunpster

Servant
Female

Mary

Hyslop

Servant
Male

Robert

Laurie

Servant
Male

Richard

Capstacks

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Corson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Corson

Head

Married

59

1822

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Corson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Corson

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

-

Maggie W

Corson

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

-

James D

Corson

Son

Married

25

1856

-

Mary J W

Corson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

-

George

Corson

Grandson

-

4

1877

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Martha

Dunpster

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Hollywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Hyslop

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Penpont

Robert

Laurie

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

-

Richard

Capstacks

Boarder

Unmarried

50

1831

England

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