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Household of George L Carstairs (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

George L Carstairs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George L Carstairs, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. George L was the head of the household, married to Helen B Carstairs, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; John Lindsay (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander M (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William R (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane W (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George L's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1850 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and George L's Servant, Jessie (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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George L Carstairs's household

Male

George L

Carstairs

Head
Female

Helen B

Carstairs

Wife
Male

John Lindsay

Carstairs

Son
Male

Alexander M

Carstairs

Son
Male

William R

Carstairs

Son
Female

Jane W

Carstairs

Daughter
Male

George

Carstairs

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gemmell

Servant
Female

Jessie

Allison

Servant
First name(s) George L
Last name Carstairs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George L

Carstairs

Head

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen B

Carstairs

Wife

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John Lindsay

Carstairs

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander M

Carstairs

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William R

Carstairs

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane W

Carstairs

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Carstairs

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gemmell

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jessie

Allison

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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