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Household of Thomas Fisher (born 1837, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, 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 Fisher and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Fisher, born in 1837 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Fisher, born in 1835 in Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander Neil (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William Duncan (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David Slimon (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1871 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Isabella McVittie, born in 1864 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Fisher's household

Male

Thomas

Fisher

Head
Female

Margaret

Fisher

Wife
Male

Alexander Neil

Fisher

Son
Male

William Duncan

Fisher

Son
Male

David Slimon

Fisher

Son
Male

John

Fisher

Son
Female

Isabella

McVittie

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Fisher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Fisher

Head

Married

44

1837

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Fisher

Wife

Married

46

1835

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alexander Neil

Fisher

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William Duncan

Fisher

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David Slimon

Fisher

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Fisher

Son

-

10

1871

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McVittie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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