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Household of William Clarke (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 Clarke and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Clarke, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria J Clarke, born in 1856 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane C (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Davida (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1816 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Agnes (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Lizzie (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Nurse, Maggie (born 1862 in Strathaven, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William's Visitor, Emily (born 1877 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Clarke's household

Male

William

Clarke

Head
Female

Maria J

Clarke

Wife
Female

Jane C

Clarke

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Clarke

Daughter
Female

Davida

Clarke

Daughter
Female

Jane

Robertson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Agnes

Russell

Servant
Female

Lizzie

Murray

Servant
Female

Maggie

Bain

Nurse
Female

Margaret

Bowie

Servant
Female

Emily

Rotham

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Fairlie

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

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Clarke

Head

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria J

Clarke

Wife

Married

25

1856

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane C

Clarke

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary A

Clarke

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Davida

Clarke

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Robertson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Russell

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Bain

Nurse

Unmarried

19

1862

Strathaven, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bowie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Emily

Rotham

Visitor

-

4

1877

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Fairlie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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