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Household of W T Edmiston (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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.

W T Edmiston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of W T Edmiston, born in 1823 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. W T was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Janet H (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John M (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William S (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Herbert Wm (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were W T's Visitor, Robert G (born 1860 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), W T's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland) and W T's Servant, Jessie (born 1856 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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W T Edmiston's household

Male

W T

Edmiston

Head
Female

Janet H

Edmiston

Daughter
Male

John M

Edmiston

Son
Male

William S

Edmiston

Son
Male

Herbert Wm

Edmiston

Son
Male

Robert G

Campbell

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Ferguson

Servant
Female

Jessie

McMillan

Servant
First name(s) W T
Last name Edmiston
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

W T

Edmiston

Head

Widower

58

1823

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet H

Edmiston

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John M

Edmiston

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William S

Edmiston

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Herbert Wm

Edmiston

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert G

Campbell

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Ferguson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Callander, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

McMillan

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Argyllshire, Scotland

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