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Household of Joseph Clarkson (born 1814, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wiston & Roberton, 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.

Joseph Clarkson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Clarkson, born in 1814 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Betsy Clarkson, born in 1820 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Bessie (born 1855 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Abigail (born 1866 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Brother, William (born 1823 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph's Granddaughter, Lizzie (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph's Granddaughter, Minnie (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph's Granddaughter, Maggie (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph's Servant, Catherine (born 1861 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joseph's Servant, James (born 1866 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Clarkson's household

Male

Joseph

Clarkson

Head
Female

Betsy

Clarkson

Wife
Female

Bessie

Clarkson

Daughter
Female

Abigail

Clarkson

Daughter
Male

William

Clarkson

Brother
Female

Lizzie

Callan

Granddaughter
Female

Minnie

Downie

Granddaughter
Female

Maggie

Downie

Granddaughter
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Servant
Male

James

Fergus

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Clarkson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Clarkson

Head

Married

67

1814

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy

Clarkson

Wife

Married

61

1820

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bessie

Clarkson

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Abigail

Clarkson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Clarkson

Brother

Unmarried

58

1823

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Callan

Granddaughter

Scholar

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Minnie

Downie

Granddaughter

Scholar

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Downie

Granddaughter

Scholar

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Fergus

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

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