Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Beatson (born 1833, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Beatson and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Beatson, born in 1833 in Abernethy, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Ann (born 1859 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1861 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1865 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jessie M (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David J (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert G (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Beatson's household

Male

William

Beatson

Head
Female

Ann

Beatson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Beatson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Beatson

Daughter
Female

Jessie M

Beatson

Daughter
Male

William

Beatson

Son
Male

David J

Beatson

Son
Male

Robert G

Beatson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Beatson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Beatson

Head

Widower

48

1833

Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Beatson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Beatson

Daughter

-

20

1861

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes

Beatson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie M

Beatson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Beatson

Son

-

11

1870

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David J

Beatson

Son

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert G

Beatson

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Beatson in North Leith in 1881, and follow the Beatson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Beatson

We’ve found William Beatson in 108 family trees. Find out more about William Beatson's household and view the Beatson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census