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Household of Robert Carson (born 1830, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, 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.

Robert Carson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Carson, born in 1830 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah R Carson, born in 1842 in Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William D (born 1864 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1865 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert D (born 1869 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Douglas R (born 1881 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Jean (born 1825 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Robert Carson's household

Male

Robert

Carson

Head
Female

Sarah R

Carson

Wife
Male

William D

Carson

Son
Female

Helen

Carson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Carson

Daughter
Male

Robert D

Carson

Son
Male

Douglas R

Carson

Son
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Servant
Female

Jean

Finlay

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Carson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Carson

Head

Married

51

1830

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sarah R

Carson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland

William D

Carson

Son

-

17

1864

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Helen

Carson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

Carson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert D

Carson

Son

-

12

1869

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Douglas R

Carson

Son

-

0

1881

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Nicholson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jean

Finlay

Servant

Unmarried

56

1825

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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