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Household of Robert Service (born 1833, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 Service and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Service, born in 1833 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Service, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rebecca (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Margaret (born 1842 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Annie (born 1864 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Service's household

Male

Robert

Service

Head
Female

Margaret

Service

Wife
Female

Margaret

Service

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Service

Daughter
Male

Robert

Service

Son
Male

John

Service

Son
Male

Peter

Service

Son
Female

Margaret

Service

Servant
Female

Annie

McCall

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Service
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Service

Head

Married

48

1833

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Service

Wife

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Service

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Service

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Service

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Service

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Service

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Service

Servant

Unmarried

39

1842

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

McCall

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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