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Household of William Braid (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Braid and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Braid, born in 1834 in Granton, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Anne Braid, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Mary S M (born 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William's Niece, Jessie (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William's Visitor, Eugene (born 1858 in London, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William's Servant, Susan (born 1858 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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William Braid's household

Male

William

Braid

Head
Female

Anne

Braid

Wife
Female

Mary S M

Braid

Sister
Female

Jessie

Braid

Niece
Male

Eugene

White

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Melville

Servant
Female

Susan

Reekie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Braid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Granton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Braid

Head

Married

47

1834

Granton, Midlothian, Scotland

Anne

Braid

Wife

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary S M

Braid

Sister

Unmarried

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Braid

Niece

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eugene

White

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Melville

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Susan

Reekie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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