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Household of William Beattie (born 1842, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Menmuir, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Beattie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Beattie, born in 1842 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Beattie, born in 1844 in Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1873 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary J (born 1879 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Alexandrina McLean, born in 1809 in Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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William Beattie's household

Male

William

Beattie

Head
Female

Mary

Beattie

Wife
Male

William

Beattie

Son
Male

James

Beattie

Son
Male

John

Beattie

Son
Female

Mary J

Beattie

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Beattie

Daughter
Female

Alexandrina

McLean

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Beattie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Beattie

Head

Married

39

1842

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Beattie

Wife

Married

37

1844

Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Beattie

Son

-

14

1867

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Beattie

Son

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Beattie

Son

-

8

1873

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary J

Beattie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Beattie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexandrina

McLean

Mother-In-Law

Widow

72

1809

Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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