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Household of Richard B Carruthers (born 1824, 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.

Richard B Carruthers and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard B Carruthers, born in 1824 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Richard B was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth L B Carruthers, born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth M B (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Richard B (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John B (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William B (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard B's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth Goodfellow, born in 1816 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Richard B Carruthers's household

Male

Richard B

Carruthers

Head
Female

Elizabeth L B

Carruthers

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M B

Carruthers

Daughter
Male

Richard B

Carruthers

Son
Male

John B

Carruthers

Son
Male

William B

Carruthers

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Goodfellow

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Richard B
Last name Carruthers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard B

Carruthers

Head

Married

57

1824

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth L B

Carruthers

Wife

Married

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth M B

Carruthers

Daughter

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Richard B

Carruthers

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John B

Carruthers

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William B

Carruthers

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Goodfellow

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

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