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Household of William Armstrong (born 1836, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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 Armstrong and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Armstrong, born in 1836 in Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Armstrong, born in 1847 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth C (born 1871 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William B (born 1874 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Susan S (born 1880 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1832 in Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Marion (born 1864 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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William Armstrong's household

Male

William

Armstrong

Head
Female

Agnes

Armstrong

Wife
Female

Elizabeth C

Armstrong

Daughter
Male

William B

Armstrong

Son
Male

Robert

Armstrong

Son
Male

James

Armstrong

Son
Female

Susan S

Armstrong

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gillies

Servant
Female

Marion

Morton

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Armstrong
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Armstrong

Head

Married

45

1836

Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Agnes

Armstrong

Wife

Married

34

1847

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth C

Armstrong

Daughter

-

10

1871

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William B

Armstrong

Son

-

7

1874

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Armstrong

Son

-

5

1876

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Armstrong

Son

-

3

1878

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Susan S

Armstrong

Daughter

-

1

1880

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gillies

Servant

Unmarried

49

1832

Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland

Marion

Morton

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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