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Household of Walter Borthwick (born 1836, Peeblesshire)

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.

Walter Borthwick and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Borthwick, born in 1836 in Earlston, Peeblesshire, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Agnes Borthwick, born in 1849 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1879 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Servant, Christina Reid, born in 1865 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland.


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Walter Borthwick's household

Male

Walter

Borthwick

Head
Female

Agnes

Borthwick

Wife
Female

Janet

Borthwick

Daughter
Male

William

Borthwick

Son
Female

Isabella

Borthwick

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Borthwick

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Borthwick

Daughter
Male

John

Borthwick

Son
Female

Christina

Reid

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Borthwick
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Earlston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Borthwick

Head

Married

45

1836

Earlston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Borthwick

Wife

Married

32

1849

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Borthwick

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Borthwick

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Borthwick

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Borthwick

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Borthwick

Daughter

-

2

1879

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Borthwick

Son

-

0

1881

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

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