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Household of Robert Ferguson (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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 Ferguson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Ferguson, born in 1839 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jean Allan, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Matthew (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, John (born 1847 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Duncan (born 1846 in -).


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Robert Ferguson's household

Male

Robert

Ferguson

Head
Female

Jean

Allan

Wife
Male

Samuel

Ferguson

Son
Male

Robert

Ferguson

Son
Male

William

Ferguson

Son
Male

Matthew

Ferguson

Son
Male

John

Bull

Boarder
Male

Duncan

McAlsater

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Ferguson

Head

Married

42

1839

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean

Allan

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Ferguson

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Ferguson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Ferguson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Ferguson

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Bull

Boarder

Unmarried

34

1847

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McAlsater

Boarder

Unmarried

35

1846

-

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