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Household of Thomas Douglas (born 1836, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North 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 Douglas and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Douglas, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Douglas, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Schotta (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Margaret Ewing, born in 1827 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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Thomas Douglas's household

Male

Thomas

Douglas

Head
Female

Jane

Douglas

Wife
Male

James

Douglas

Son
Male

Alexander

Douglas

Son
Female

Annie

Douglas

Daughter
Male

Robert

Douglas

Son
Female

Schotta

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Jane

Douglas

Daughter
Male

William

Douglas

Son
Female

Margaret

Ewing

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Douglas

Head

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Douglas

Wife

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Douglas

Son

-

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Douglas

Son

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Douglas

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Douglas

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Schotta

Douglas

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Douglas

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Douglas

Son

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Ewing

Servant

Unmarried

54

1827

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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