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Household of William Barr (born 1819, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Barr, born in 1819 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Gray Barr, born in 1823 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Douglas B (born 1859 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1861 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Lizzie (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Barr's household

Male

William

Barr

Head
Female

Jane Gray

Barr

Wife
Male

William

Barr

Son
Male

James

Barr

Son
Female

Jane

Barr

Daughter
Male

Douglas B

Barr

Son
Female

Jessie

Barr

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gillon

Servant
Female

Lizzie

White

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Barr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Barr

Head

Married

62

1819

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane Gray

Barr

Wife

Married

58

1823

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Barr

Son

Unmarried

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Barr

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Barr

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Douglas B

Barr

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Barr

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gillon

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

White

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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