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Household of Robert Harrington (born 1841, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 Harrington and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Harrington, born in 1841 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine Harrington, born in 1847 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Catherine N (born 1871 in Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Cecilia P (born 1876 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Archibald W (born 1879 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Ethel M (born 1881 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Jean (born 1834 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Westfield, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Harrington's household

Male

Robert

Harrington

Head
Female

Catherine

Harrington

Wife
Female

Catherine N

Harrington

Daughter
Female

Cecilia P

Harrington

Daughter
Male

Archibald W

Harrington

Son
Female

Ethel M

Harrington

Daughter
Female

Jean

McCormick

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Servant
Female

Sarah

Watt

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Harrington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Harrington

Head

Married

40

1841

Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland

Catherine

Harrington

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine N

Harrington

Daughter

-

10

1871

Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cecilia P

Harrington

Daughter

-

5

1876

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald W

Harrington

Son

-

2

1879

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ethel M

Harrington

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jean

McCormick

Servant

Widow

47

1834

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Westfield, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sarah

Watt

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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