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Household of Thomas Elliot (born 1834, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, 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 Elliot and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Elliot, born in 1834 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; William (born 1861 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1863 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), David (born 1865 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1866 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1869 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Sarah Jane (born 1872 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1873 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Edgar, born in 1803 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Elliot's household

Male

Thomas

Elliot

Head
Male

William

Elliot

Son
Male

Thomas

Elliot

Son
Male

David

Elliot

Son
Female

Maggie

Elliot

Daughter
Female

Janet

Elliot

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Elliot

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Elliot

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Edgar

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Elliot
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Elliot

Head

Widower

47

1834

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Elliot

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Elliot

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Elliot

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Maggie

Elliot

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Elliot

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah Jane

Elliot

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Elliot

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Edgar

Mother-In-Law

Widow

78

1803

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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