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Household of William Blyth (born 1849, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 Blyth and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Blyth, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Blyth, born in 1848 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet B (born 1878 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elspeth (born 1830 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland) and William's -, Marion (born 1832 in Fife, Scotland).


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William Blyth's household

Male

William

Blyth

Head
Female

Margaret

Blyth

Wife
Female

Janet B

Blyth

Daughter
Female

Jane

Blyth

Daughter
Female

Elspeth

Whittit

Servant
Female

Marion

Simpson

-
First name(s) William
Last name Blyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Blyth

Head

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Blyth

Wife

Married

33

1848

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Janet B

Blyth

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Blyth

Daughter

-

1

1880

Midlothian, Scotland

Elspeth

Whittit

Servant

Unmarried

51

1830

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Marion

Simpson

-

Widow

49

1832

Fife, Scotland

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