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Household of William Blyth (born 1848, Down)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 Blyth and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Blyth, born in 1848 in Down, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Blyth, born in 1848 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Jane (born 1825 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Agnes (born 1843 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Blyth's household

Male

William

Blyth

Head
Female

Margaret

Blyth

Wife
Male

William

Blyth

Son
Female

Mary

Blyth

Daughter
Male

John

Blyth

Son
Female

Margaret

Blyth

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sanderland

Visitor
Female

Agnes

Todd

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Blyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Down, Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Blyth

Head

Married

33

1848

Down, Ireland

Margaret

Blyth

Wife

Married

33

1848

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Blyth

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Blyth

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Blyth

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Blyth

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Sanderland

Visitor

Married

56

1825

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Todd

Visitor

Married

38

1843

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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