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Household of Walter Straton (born 1844, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 Straton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Straton, born in 1844 in Cockpen, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Helen M Straton, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie M (born 1871 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Marion S (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Helen M D (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Servant, Catherine Paton, born in 1864 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Walter Straton's household

Male

Walter

Straton

Head
Female

Helen M

Straton

Wife
Female

Jessie M

Straton

Daughter
Male

William

Straton

Son
Female

Marion S

Straton

Daughter
Female

Helen M D

Straton

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Paton

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Straton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Straton

Head

Married

37

1844

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen M

Straton

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie M

Straton

Daughter

-

10

1871

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Straton

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion S

Straton

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen M D

Straton

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Paton

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

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