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Household of George Waterston Jr (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 Waterston Jr and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Waterston Jr, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. George was the head of the household, married to Agnes M W Waterston, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles B (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Allan (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Jane (born 1858 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland), George's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland) and George's Servant, Margaret F (born 1860 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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George Waterston Jr's household

Male

George

Waterston Jr

Head
Female

Agnes M W

Waterston

Wife
Male

George

Waterston Sr

Son
Female

Sarah

Waterston

Daughter
Female

Jane

Waterston

Daughter
Male

Charles B

Waterston

Son
Male

Robert

Waterston

Son
Male

Allan

Waterston

Son
Female

Jane

Omond

Servant
Female

Mary

Omond

Servant
Female

Margaret F

Ballantine

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Waterston Jr

Head

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes M W

Waterston

Wife

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Waterston Sr

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Waterston

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Waterston

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles B

Waterston

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Waterston

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Allan

Waterston

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Omond

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Omond

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret F

Ballantine

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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