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Household of William Campbell (born 1829, Elgin or Moray)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, 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 Campbell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Campbell, born in 1829 in Elgin or Moray, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Campbell, born in 1828 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Alfred (born 1858 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1861 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1866 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Elizabeth Laurenson, born in 1863 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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William Campbell's household

Male

William

Campbell

Head
Female

Mary

Campbell

Wife
Male

Alfred

Campbell

Son
Female

Jessie

Campbell

Daughter
Male

William

Campbell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Laurenson

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Campbell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Campbell

Head

Married

52

1829

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Mary

Campbell

Wife

Married

53

1828

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alfred

Campbell

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Campbell

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Campbell

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Laurenson

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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