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Household of William Charleson (born 1823, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 Charleson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Charleson, born in 1823 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Erskine Charleson, born in 1844 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1871 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1874 in City, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1876 in City, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Marshall, born in 1866 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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William Charleson's household

Male

William

Charleson

Head
Female

Erskine

Charleson

Wife
Male

John

Charleson

Son
Male

William

Charleson

Son
Male

James

Charleson

Son
Female

Mary

Marshall

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Charleson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Charleson

Head

Married

58

1823

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Erskine

Charleson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

John

Charleson

Son

-

10

1871

City, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Charleson

Son

-

7

1874

City, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Charleson

Son

-

5

1876

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Marshall

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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