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Household of William Clark (born 1809, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Clark and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Clark, born in 1809 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mary Preslie (born 1854 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son-In-Law, Alex (born 1849 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Helen (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Helen (born 1858 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Ann (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Clark's household

Male

William

Clark

Head
Male

Alex

Preslie

Son-In-Law
Female

Mary Preslie

Clark

Daughter
Female

Helen

Preslie

Granddaughter
Female

Mary Ann

Preslie

Daughter
Female

Helen

Robertson

Boarder
Female

Ann

Robertson

Boarder
Female

Jemima

Robertson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Clark
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Clark

Head

Widower

72

1809

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex

Preslie

Son-In-Law

Married

32

1849

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Preslie

Clark

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Preslie

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Preslie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Robertson

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Robertson

Boarder

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jemima

Robertson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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