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Household of Walter Ormiston (born 1819, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, 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 Ormiston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Ormiston, born in 1819 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Jane K Ormiston, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas K (born 1860 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), David (born 1880 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Welhilmina (born 1874 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Walter Ormiston's household

Male

Walter

Ormiston

Head
Female

Jane K

Ormiston

Wife
Male

Thomas K

Ormiston

Son
Male

John

Ormiston

Son
Male

William

Ormiston

Son
Male

David

Ormiston

Son
Female

Janet

Ormiston

Daughter
Female

Welhilmina

Ormiston

Daughter
First name(s) Walter
Last name Ormiston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Ormiston

Head

Married

62

1819

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane K

Ormiston

Wife

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas K

Ormiston

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Ormiston

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Ormiston

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

David

Ormiston

Son

-

1

1880

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Ormiston

Daughter

-

10

1871

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Welhilmina

Ormiston

Daughter

-

7

1874

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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