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Household of Thomas Barr (born 1828, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Avondale, 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.

Thomas Barr and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Barr, born in 1828 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Barr, born in 1827 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Helen (born 1855 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1857 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth Hollen, born in 1868 in Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Barr's household

Male

Thomas

Barr

Head
Female

Margaret

Barr

Wife
Female

Helen

Barr

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Barr

Daughter
Male

James

Barr

Son
Female

Margaret

Barr

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hollen

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Barr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Barr

Head

Married

53

1828

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Barr

Wife

Married

54

1827

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Barr

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Barr

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Barr

Son

-

3

1878

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Barr

Daughter

-

0

1881

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hollen

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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