Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Walter Paterson (born 1812, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Paterson and 11 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Paterson, born in 1812 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 12 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Rachel Paterson, born in 1829 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Grace C (born 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza W (born 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Octaria G (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Servant, Isabella (born 1845 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Walter's Servant, Jessie (born 1847 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland), Walter's Servant, Janet (born 1848 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Walter's Servant, Flora (born 1863 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Walter's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Walter's Servant, Dora (born 1850 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Walter Paterson's household

Male

Walter

Paterson

Head
Female

Rachel

Paterson

Wife
Female

Grace C

Paterson

Daughter
Female

Eliza W

Paterson

Daughter
Female

Octaria G

Paterson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Paterson

Son
Female

Isabella

Housdin

Servant
Female

Jessie

Leitch

Servant
Female

Janet

McIntyre

Servant
Female

Flora

Cinnes

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Fraser

Servant
Female

Dora

Carmichael

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Paterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Paterson

Head

Married

69

1812

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Rachel

Paterson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace C

Paterson

Daughter

Unmarried

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza W

Paterson

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Octaria G

Paterson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Housdin

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Leitch

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

McIntyre

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Flora

Cinnes

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Dora

Carmichael

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Argyllshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Walter Paterson in Kelvin in 1881, and follow the Paterson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Walter Paterson

We’ve found Walter Paterson in 46 family trees. Find out more about Walter Paterson's household and view the Paterson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census