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Household of Mary Waters Lang (born 1838, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

Mary Waters Lang and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mary Waters Lang, born in 1838 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. Mary Waters was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; James (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Mary Waters's Servant, Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1859 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Mary Waters Lang's household

Female

Mary Waters

Lang

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Servant
Male

James

Lang

Son
Male

Hugh

Lang

Son
Male

Alexander

Lang

Son
First name(s) Mary Waters
Last name Lang
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mary Waters

Lang

Head

Widow

43

1838

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Lang

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh

Lang

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Lang

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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