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Household of William Beatson (born 1829, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 Beatson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Beatson, born in 1829 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Beatson, born in 1839 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Beatson's household

Male

William

Beatson

Head
Female

Isabella

Beatson

Wife
Male

William

Beatson

Son
Male

David

Beatson

Son
Female

Jane

Beatson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Beatson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Beatson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Beatson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Beatson

Head

Married

52

1829

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Beatson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Beatson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Beatson

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Beatson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Beatson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Beatson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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