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Household of Robert Wason (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 Wason and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wason, born in 1830 in , consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine Wason, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1867 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1876 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1879 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, John C (born 1861 in Ireland) and Robert's Boarder, James (born 1862 in Ireland).


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Robert Wason's household

Male

Robert

Wason

Head
Female

Catherine

Wason

Wife
Female

Catherine

Wason

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wason

Son
Male

Andrew

Wason

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Wason

Daughter
Male

George

Wason

Son
Male

John C

Barber

Boarder
Male

James

Ellis

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wason

Head

Married

51

1830

Ireland

Catherine

Wason

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Catherine

Wason

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Wason

Son

-

6

1875

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Wason

Son

-

5

1876

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Wason

Daughter

-

2

1879

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Wason

Son

-

0

1881

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John C

Barber

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

James

Ellis

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

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