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Household of William Clarke (born 1850, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, 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 Clarke and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Clarke, born in 1850 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Clarke, born in 1853 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1875 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1878 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1881 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Annie McCaw, born in 1812 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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William Clarke's household

Male

William

Clarke

Head
Female

Ellen

Clarke

Wife
Female

Margaret

Clarke

Daughter
Male

James

Clarke

Son
Female

Isabella

Clarke

Daughter
Male

William

Clarke

Son
Female

Annie

McCaw

Mother
Male

John

Clark

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Clarke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Clarke

Head

Married

31

1850

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ellen

Clarke

Wife

Married

28

1853

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Clarke

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Clarke

Son

-

5

1876

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Clarke

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Clarke

Son

-

0

1881

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Annie

McCaw

Mother

-

69

1812

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Clark

Son

-

1

1880

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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