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Household of William Carson (born 1831, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, 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 Carson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Carson, born in 1831 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Carson, born in 1840 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1874 in Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Uncle, Thomas (born 1853 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Step Son, John (born 1862 in Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Orphan, Archibald (born 1874 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Carson's household

Male

William

Carson

Head
Female

Mary

Carson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Carson

Uncle
Female

Elizabeth

Carson

Daughter
Male

John

Marshall

Step Son
Male

Archibald

Harkin

Orphan
First name(s) William
Last name Carson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Carson

Head

Married

50

1831

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Carson

Wife

Married

41

1840

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Carson

Uncle

Married

28

1853

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Carson

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Marshall

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Harkin

Orphan

Unmarried

7

1874

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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