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Household of William Carruthers (born 1848, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cavers, Roxburghshire, 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 Carruthers and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Carruthers, born in 1848 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maggie Carruthers, born in 1849 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1870 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1874 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Edith M (born 1870 in England) and William's Servant, Euphemia (born 1867 in Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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William Carruthers's household

Male

William

Carruthers

Head
Female

Maggie

Carruthers

Wife
Male

John

Carruthers

Son
Female

Mary

Carruthers

Daughter
Female

Janet

Carruthers

Daughter
Male

William

Carruthers

Son
Male

Alexander

Carruthers

Son
Female

Edith M

Waldie

Niece
Female

Euphemia

Mack

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Carruthers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Carruthers

Head

Married

33

1848

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Maggie

Carruthers

Wife

Married

32

1849

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Carruthers

Son

-

11

1870

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Carruthers

Daughter

-

9

1872

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Carruthers

Daughter

-

7

1874

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Carruthers

Son

-

4

1877

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alexander

Carruthers

Son

-

2

1879

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Edith M

Waldie

Niece

-

11

1870

England

Euphemia

Mack

Servant

-

14

1867

Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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