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Household of R M Ferguson (born 1830, Lanarkshire)

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

R M Ferguson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of R M Ferguson, born in 1830 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. R M was the head of the household, married to Janet Margt Ferguson, born in 1845 in India. They had 6 children; Margaret M (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Roberta M (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Duncan M (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet Mary (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James M (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were R M's Servant, Helen (born 1857 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), R M's Servant, Christina (born 1860 in Lybster, Caithness, Scotland), R M's Servant, Jane (born 1856 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and R M's Servant, Ruth (born 1861 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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R M Ferguson's household

Male

R M

Ferguson

Head
Female

Janet Margt

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Margaret M

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Roberta M

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

John

Ferguson

Son
Male

Duncan M

Ferguson

Son
Female

Janet Mary

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

James M

Ferguson

Son
Female

Helen

Rhiner

Servant
Female

Christina

Forbes

Servant
Female

Jane

Cunningham

Servant
Female

Ruth

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) R M
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

R M

Ferguson

Head

Married

51

1830

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet Margt

Ferguson

Wife

Married

36

1845

India

Margaret M

Ferguson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Roberta M

Ferguson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Ferguson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Duncan M

Ferguson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet Mary

Ferguson

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James M

Ferguson

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Rhiner

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Christina

Forbes

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Lybster, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Cunningham

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ruth

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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