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Household of Robert Ferguson (born 1851, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Ferguson, born in 1851 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jessie Ferguson, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Bella (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hector (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Brother-In-Law, Robert Neilson, born in 1853 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Robert Ferguson's household

Male

Robert

Ferguson

Head
Female

Jessie

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Bella

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Ferguson

Son
Male

Hector

Ferguson

Son
Male

Robert

Neilson

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Ferguson

Head

Married

30

1851

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ferguson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bella

Ferguson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Ferguson

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hector

Ferguson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Neilson

Brother-In-Law

Widower

28

1853

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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