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Household of William Cargill (born 1830, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, 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 Cargill and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cargill, born in 1830 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Cargill, born in 1839 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 9 children; David Allan (born 1866 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Susan W (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie P (born 1869 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James P (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Lizzie (born 1873 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William F (born 1875 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen P (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Isabella R (born 1881 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Ann (born 1864 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Jessie (born 1832 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Cargill's household

Male

William

Cargill

Head
Female

Jessie

Cargill

Wife
Male

David Allan

Cargill

Son
Female

Susan W

Cargill

Daughter
Female

Jessie P

Cargill

Daughter
Male

James P

Cargill

Son
Female

Lizzie

Cargill

Daughter
Male

William F

Cargill

Son
Male

Alexander

Cargill

Son
Female

Helen P

Cargill

Daughter
Female

Isabella R

Cargill

Daughter
Female

Ann

Donald

Servant
Female

Jessie

Cobb

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Cargill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cargill

Head

Married

51

1830

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Cargill

Wife

Married

42

1839

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David Allan

Cargill

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan W

Cargill

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie P

Cargill

Daughter

-

12

1869

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James P

Cargill

Son

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lizzie

Cargill

Daughter

-

8

1873

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William F

Cargill

Son

-

6

1875

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Cargill

Son

-

4

1877

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen P

Cargill

Daughter

-

2

1879

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella R

Cargill

Daughter

-

0

1881

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Donald

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Cobb

Visitor

Unmarried

49

1832

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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