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Household of Robert Dundas Ferguson (born 1820, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

Robert Dundas Ferguson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dundas Ferguson, born in 1820 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Robert Dundas was the head of the household, married to Amelia Ferguson, born in 1821 in Canada. They had 4 children; Henrietta (born 1844 in New South Wales, Australia), George A D C (born 1848 in Australia), Jane R B (born 1857 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Edith J M (born 1860 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert Dundas's Servant, Jemima Falconer, born in 1856 in Sutherland, Scotland.


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Robert Dundas Ferguson's household

Male

Robert Dundas

Ferguson

Head
Female

Amelia

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Henrietta

Richards

Daughter
Male

George A D C

Ferguson

Son
Female

Jane R B

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Edith J M

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Falconer

Servant
First name(s) Robert Dundas
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert Dundas

Ferguson

Head

Married

61

1820

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Amelia

Ferguson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Canada

Henrietta

Richards

Daughter

Married

37

1844

New South Wales, Australia

George A D C

Ferguson

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Australia

Jane R B

Ferguson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Edith J M

Ferguson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jemima

Falconer

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Sutherland, Scotland

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