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Household of Richard Waters (born 1833, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 Waters and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Waters, born in 1833 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Margaret Waters, born in 1836 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1861 in Kinrossshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1863 in Kinrossshire, Scotland), Pomelia (born 1871 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1875 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1857 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1875 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Richard's Grandson, Edward (born 1877 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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Richard Waters's household

Male

Richard

Waters

Head
Female

Margaret

Waters

Wife
Male

Richard

Waters

Son
Female

Margaret

Waters

Daughter
Female

Pomelia

Waters

Daughter
Female

Helen

Waters

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

O'Brien

Daughter
Female

Janet

Inglis

Granddaughter
Male

Edward

O'Brien

Grandson
First name(s) Richard
Last name Waters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Waters

Head

Married

48

1833

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Waters

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Richard

Waters

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Kinrossshire, Scotland

Margaret

Waters

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Kinrossshire, Scotland

Pomelia

Waters

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Waters

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

O'Brien

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Inglis

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Edward

O'Brien

Grandson

-

4

1877

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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