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Household of John Somers (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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.

John Somers and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Somers, born in 1838 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Somers, born in 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Kate D (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Adaline E (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert Macd (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Woods, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Somers's household

Male

John

Somers

Head
Female

Agnes

Somers

Daughter
Female

Kate D

Somers

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Somers

Son
Female

Adaline E

Somers

Daughter
Male

Robert Macd

Somers

Son
Female

Mary

Woods

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Somers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Somers

Head

Married

43

1838

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Somers

Daughter

Unmarried

43

1838

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Kate D

Somers

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Daniel

Somers

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adaline E

Somers

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert Macd

Somers

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Woods

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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