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Household of Hugh Douglas (born 1846, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Closeburn, 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.

Hugh Douglas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Douglas, born in 1846 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Jane Douglas, born in 1848 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Hugh (born 1873 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mungo (born 1877 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland), Maggie J (born 1879 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Servant, Janet Clark, born in 1861 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.


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Hugh Douglas's household

Male

Hugh

Douglas

Head
Female

Jane

Douglas

Wife
Male

Hugh

Douglas

Son
Male

Robert

Douglas

Son
Male

Mungo

Douglas

Son
Female

Maggie J

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Helen

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Janet

Clark

Servant
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Douglas

Head

Married

35

1846

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Douglas

Wife

Married

33

1848

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hugh

Douglas

Son

-

8

1873

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Douglas

Son

-

6

1875

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mungo

Douglas

Son

-

4

1877

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie J

Douglas

Daughter

-

2

1879

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen

Douglas

Daughter

-

0

1881

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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