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Household of William Cargill (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverkeilor, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cargill, born in 1839 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet O Cargill, born in 1844 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1866 in Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Marion (born 1868 in Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Lizzie (born 1874 in Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Lindsay, born in 1866 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Cargill's household

Male

William

Cargill

Head
Female

Janet O

Cargill

Wife
Female

Maggie

Cargill

Daughter
Female

Marion

Cargill

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Cargill

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Cargill

Daughter
Female

Mary

Lindsay

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cargill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cargill

Head

Married

42

1839

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet O

Cargill

Wife

Married

37

1844

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Cargill

Daughter

-

15

1866

Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Marion

Cargill

Daughter

-

13

1868

Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Cargill

Daughter

-

9

1872

Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lizzie

Cargill

Daughter

-

7

1874

Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Lindsay

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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