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Household of William Abernethy (born 1813, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, Lanarkshire, 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.

William Abernethy and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Abernethy, born in 1813 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Duncan (born 1856 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1859 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1862 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Janet (born 1861 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Edward (born 1821 in Ireland).


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William Abernethy's household

Male

William

Abernethy

Head
Male

Duncan

Abernethy

Son
Male

Alexander

Abernethy

Son
Female

Jane

Abernethy

Daughter
Female

Janet

Mount

Boarder
Male

Edward

Murray

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Abernethy
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Abernethy

Head

Widower

68

1813

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

Abernethy

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Abernethy

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Abernethy

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Mount

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Murray

Boarder

Widower

60

1821

Ireland

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