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Household of Wilhelm Madsen (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, 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.

Wilhelm Madsen and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wilhelm Madsen, born in 1839 in , consisted of 6 members. Wilhelm was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Madsen, born in 1848 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Henry M (born 1879 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Arthur W (born 1881 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Wilhelm's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland) and Wilhelm's Servant, Eliza (born 1863 in Juniper Green, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Wilhelm Madsen's household

Male

Wilhelm

Madsen

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Madsen

Wife
Male

Henry M

Madsen

Son
Male

Arthur W

Madsen

Son
Female

Margaret

Mack

Servant
Female

Eliza

Roy

Servant
First name(s) Wilhelm
Last name Madsen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place -

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Wilhelm

Madsen

Head

Married

42

1839

-

Elizabeth

Madsen

Wife

Married

33

1848

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Henry M

Madsen

Son

-

2

1879

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Arthur W

Madsen

Son

-

0

1881

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Mack

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Roy

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Juniper Green, Midlothian, Scotland

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