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Household of Robert Ward (born 1845)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Ward, born in 1845 in , consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Isabella Ward, born in 1850 in Chapelton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1872 in Chapelton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Chapelton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Chapelton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1879 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Matthew McAdam, born in 1857 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Robert Ward's household

Male

Robert

Ward

Head
Female

Isabella

Ward

Wife
Male

William

Ward

Son
Male

Robert

Ward

Son
Male

James

Ward

Son
Female

Catherine

Ward

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ward

Son
Female

Margaret

Ward

Daughter
Male

Matthew

McAdam

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Ward

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Isabella

Ward

Wife

Married

31

1850

Chapelton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Ward

Son

-

9

1872

Chapelton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Ward

Son

-

8

1873

Chapelton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Ward

Son

-

6

1875

Chapelton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Ward

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Ward

Son

-

2

1879

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ward

Daughter

-

0

1881

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

McAdam

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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