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Household of Thomas Oliphant (born 1814, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Corstorphine, 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 Oliphant and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Oliphant, born in 1814 in Pathhead, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann H Oliphant, born in 1831 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Marian (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Anna (born 1859 in Ireland), Thomas's Visitor, Edith (born 1862 in Ireland), Thomas's Visitor, Ramsay (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Catherine (born 1862 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Granton, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Annie (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Oliphant's household

Male

Thomas

Oliphant

Head
Female

Ann H

Oliphant

Wife
Male

James

Oliphant

Son
Male

John

Oliphant

Son
Female

Marian

Oliphant

Daughter
Female

Anna

Morton

Visitor
Female

Edith

Morton

Visitor
Female

Ramsay

Hunter

Visitor
Female

Catherine

Johnstone

Servant
Female

Mary

McPherson

Servant
Female

Annie

Boyack

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Oliphant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Pathhead, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Oliphant

Head

Married

67

1814

Pathhead, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann H

Oliphant

Wife

Married

50

1831

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Oliphant

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Oliphant

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Marian

Oliphant

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Anna

Morton

Visitor

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

Edith

Morton

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Ramsay

Hunter

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Johnstone

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McPherson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Granton, Invernessshire, Scotland

Annie

Boyack

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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