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Household of William Asher (born 1844, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 Asher and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Asher, born in 1844 in Morayshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Lorimer Asher, born in 1852 in -. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret D (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary W (born 1881 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Catherine Robertson, born in 1857 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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William Asher's household

Male

William

Asher

Head
Female

Annie Lorimer

Asher

Wife
Female

Alice

Asher

Daughter
Female

Margaret D

Asher

Daughter
Male

William

Asher

Son
Female

Mary W

Asher

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Asher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Asher

Head

Married

37

1844

Morayshire, Scotland

Annie Lorimer

Asher

Wife

Married

29

1852

-

Alice

Asher

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret D

Asher

Daughter

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Asher

Son

-

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary W

Asher

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Perthshire, Scotland

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