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Household of Thomas Clephane (born 1844, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Clephane and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Clephane, born in 1844 in Colinton, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alison Clephane, born in 1842 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alison (born 1872 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1876 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Jessian Cairns, born in 1856 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Clephane's household

Male

Thomas

Clephane

Head
Female

Alison

Clephane

Wife
Female

Alison

Clephane

Daughter
Female

Mary

Clephane

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Clephane

Daughter
Male

John

Clephane

Son
Male

Jessian

Cairns

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Clephane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Clephane

Head

Married

37

1844

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Alison

Clephane

Wife

Married

39

1842

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Alison

Clephane

Daughter

-

9

1872

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Clephane

Daughter

-

7

1874

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Elisabeth

Clephane

Daughter

-

5

1876

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Clephane

Son

-

3

1878

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessian

Cairns

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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