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Household of Thomas Darling (born 1814, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Darling and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Darling, born in 1814 in Selkirkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rachel Darling, born in 1815 in Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Rachel (born 1847 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane B (born 1851 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1854 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and David C (born 1859 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Granddaughter, Rachel Noble Darling, born in 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Thomas Darling's household

Male

Thomas

Darling

Head
Female

Rachel

Darling

Wife
Female

Rachel

Darling

Daughter
Female

Jane B

Darling

Daughter
Male

James

Darling

Son
Male

David C

Darling

Son
Female

Rachel Noble

Darling

Granddaughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Darling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Darling

Head

Married

67

1814

Selkirkshire, Scotland

Rachel

Darling

Wife

Married

66

1815

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Rachel

Darling

Daughter

Unmarried

34

1847

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane B

Darling

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Darling

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David C

Darling

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Rachel Noble

Darling

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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