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Household of Thomas Erskine (born 1825)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carnbee, Fife, 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 Erskine and 19 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Erskine, born in 1825 in , consisted of 20 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Zaida Maria Erskine, born in 1825 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Elytia Ruth (born 1853 in Ireland), Thomas Harry (born 1861 in Ireland), Mary Lucy (born 1870 in Crail, Fife, Scotland) and Gwenydd Jane (born 1870 in Crail, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, William (born 1848 in England), Thomas's Servant, Alexander (born 1861 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Thomas's Governess, Jane (born 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Ann (born 1819 in Ireland), Thomas's Servant, Ann (born 1840 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Sarah Jane (born 1829 in England), Thomas's Servant, Barbara (born 1852 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Ann (born 1848 in Ireland), Thomas's Servant, Lizzie (born 1855 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Jane (born 1857 in Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in United States) and Thomas's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Erskine's household

Male

Thomas

Erskine

Head
Female

Zaida Maria

Erskine

Wife
Female

Elytia Ruth

Erskine

Daughter
Male

Thomas Harry

Erskine

Son
Female

Mary Lucy

Erskine

Daughter
Female

Gwenydd Jane

Erskine

Daughter
Male

William

Bradbury

Servant
Male

Alexander

Macrae

Servant
Female

Jane

Gulland

Governess
Female

Ann

Graham

Servant
Female

Ann

McLean

Servant
Female

Sarah Jane

Boddy

Servant
Female

Barbara

Brown

Servant
Female

Ann

Costello

Servant
Female

Lizzie

Beddie

Servant
Female

Jane

Ritchie

Servant
Female

Jane

Hardy

Servant
Female

Margaret

Maitland

Servant
Female

Ellen

Inglis

Servant
Female

Jane

Ramsay

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Erskine
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Wales

Household members (20 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Erskine

Head

Married

56

1825

Wales

Zaida Maria

Erskine

Wife

Married

56

1825

Ireland

Elytia Ruth

Erskine

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

Thomas Harry

Erskine

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Mary Lucy

Erskine

Daughter

-

11

1870

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Gwenydd Jane

Erskine

Daughter

-

11

1870

Crail, Fife, Scotland

William

Bradbury

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

England

Alexander

Macrae

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Gulland

Governess

Unmarried

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Graham

Servant

Widow

62

1819

Ireland

Ann

McLean

Servant

Unmarried

41

1840

Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah Jane

Boddy

Servant

Unmarried

52

1829

England

Barbara

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Costello

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Ireland

Lizzie

Beddie

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Ritchie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Hardy

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Maitland

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Inglis

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

United States

Jane

Ramsay

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

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