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Household of Thomas Wotherspoon (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manor, Peeblesshire, 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 Wotherspoon and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wotherspoon, born in 1837 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jessie Wotherspoon, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie Bryce (born 1868 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1871 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth L (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Matilda P (born 1860 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Janet Ramsay (born 1860 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Janet Graham (born 1866 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, James (born 1866 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, James (born 1861 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Wotherspoon's household

Male

Thomas

Wotherspoon

Head
Female

Jessie

Wotherspoon

Wife
Female

Jessie Bryce

Wotherspoon

Daughter
Male

George

Wotherspoon

Son
Male

William

Wotherspoon

Son
Female

Elizabeth L

Wotherspoon

Daughter
Female

Matilda P

Clark

Servant
Female

Janet Ramsay

Taylor

Servant
Female

Janet Graham

Robertson

Servant
Male

James

Tait

Servant
Male

James

Whyle

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wotherspoon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wotherspoon

Head

Married

44

1837

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wotherspoon

Wife

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie Bryce

Wotherspoon

Daughter

-

13

1868

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Wotherspoon

Son

-

10

1871

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wotherspoon

Son

-

6

1875

Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth L

Wotherspoon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matilda P

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet Ramsay

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet Graham

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Tait

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Whyle

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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