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Household of William Ayr (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

William Ayr and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ayr, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Anderson Ayr, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Gavin (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Augusta (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Ayr's household

Male

William

Ayr

Head
Female

Mary Anderson

Ayr

Wife
Female

Mary

Ayr

Daughter
Male

Gavin

Ayr

Son
Male

Augusta

Ayr

Son
Male

William

Ayr

Son
Male

Thomas

Ayr

Son
Male

George

Ayr

Son
Male

Robert

Ayr

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Ayr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ayr

Head

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Anderson

Ayr

Wife

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Ayr

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Gavin

Ayr

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Augusta

Ayr

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Ayr

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Ayr

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Ayr

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Ayr

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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