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Household of Martha Colquhoun (born 1842, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

Martha Colquhoun and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Colquhoun, born in 1842 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Walter (born 1862 in Canada), Mary (born 1864 in Canada), Ellen (born 1866 in England), James (born 1868 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1870 in England) and John (born 1872 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were Martha's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha's Boarder, James (born 1864 in Banffshire, Scotland) and Martha's Boarder, Alexander (born 1843 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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Martha Colquhoun's household

Female

Martha

Colquhoun

Head
Male

Walter

Colquhoun

Son
Female

Mary

Colquhoun

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Colquhoun

Daughter
Male

James

Colquhoun

Son
Male

Andrew

Colquhoun

Son
Male

John

Colquhoun

Son
Male

John

Reid

Boarder
Male

James

Chalmers

Boarder
Male

Alexander

McGregory

Boarder
First name(s) Martha
Last name Colquhoun
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Colquhoun

Head

Widow

39

1842

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Walter

Colquhoun

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Canada

Mary

Colquhoun

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Canada

Ellen

Colquhoun

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

England

James

Colquhoun

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Andrew

Colquhoun

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

England

John

Colquhoun

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Ireland

John

Reid

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Chalmers

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

McGregory

Boarder

Married

38

1843

Perthshire, Scotland

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