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Household of Robert Service (born 1836, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin Glasgow, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Service, born in 1836 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Service, born in 1854 in England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1877 in England), Joseph (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Ellen (born 1851 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Florenda (born 1865 in England).


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Robert Service's household

Male

Robert

Service

Head
Female

Sarah E

Service

Wife
Male

Thomas

Service

Son
Male

Joseph

Service

Son
Male

Peter

Service

Son
Female

Ellen

Bean

Servant
Female

Florenda

Jamieson

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Service
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Service

Head

Married

45

1836

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah E

Service

Wife

Married

27

1854

England

Thomas

Service

Son

-

4

1877

England

Joseph

Service

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Service

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Bean

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Florenda

Jamieson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

England

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