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Household of Thomas C Cawnie (born 1841, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 C Cawnie and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas C Cawnie, born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 14 members. Thomas C was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cawnie, born in 1844 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; Margaret H (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen G (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William B (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David S (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella H (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ruth (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John S (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas C's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Thomas C's Servant, Eliza W F (born 1863 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Thomas C Cawnie's household

Male

Thomas C

Cawnie

Head
Female

Margaret

Cawnie

Wife
Female

Margaret H

Cawnie

Daughter
Female

Helen G

Cawnie

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cawnie

Daughter
Male

William B

Cawnie

Son
Male

David S

Cawnie

Son
Female

Isabella H

Cawnie

Daughter
Female

Annie

Cawnie

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Cawnie

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cawnie

Son
Male

John S

Cawnie

Son
Female

Jessie

McKean

Servant
Female

Eliza W F

Lindsay

Servant
First name(s) Thomas C
Last name Cawnie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas C

Cawnie

Head

Married

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Cawnie

Wife

Married

37

1844

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret H

Cawnie

Daughter

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen G

Cawnie

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Cawnie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William B

Cawnie

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David S

Cawnie

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella H

Cawnie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Cawnie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ruth

Cawnie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Cawnie

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John S

Cawnie

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

McKean

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Eliza W F

Lindsay

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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