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Household of Martin McDermott (born 1843)

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.

Martin McDermott and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martin McDermott, born in 1843 in , consisted of 7 members. Martin was the head of the household, married to Jane McDermott, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Catharine (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Martin's Lodger, James (born 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Martin's Lodger, Alexander (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Martin's Lodger, Andrew (born 1861 in Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Martin McDermott's household

Male

Martin

McDermott

Head
Female

Jane

McDermott

Wife
Female

Catharine

McDermott

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McDermott

Daughter
Male

James

Downie

Lodger
Male

Alexander

McGeorge

Lodger
Male

Andrew

Fairie

Lodger
First name(s) Martin
Last name McDermott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martin

McDermott

Head

Married

38

1843

-

Jane

McDermott

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Catharine

McDermott

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McDermott

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Downie

Lodger

Unmarried

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

McGeorge

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Fairie

Lodger

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland

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