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Household of William Colquhoun (born 1827, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 Colquhoun and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Colquhoun, born in 1827 in Calder, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Colquhoun, born in 1842 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1860 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John A (born 1869 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Sarah J (born 1872 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Maggie P (born 1876 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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William Colquhoun's household

Male

William

Colquhoun

Head
Female

Ellen

Colquhoun

Wife
Male

William

Colquhoun

Son
Male

John A

Colquhoun

Son
Male

James

Colquhoun

Son
Female

Sarah J

Colquhoun

Daughter
Male

George

Colquhoun

Son
Female

Maggie P

Colquhoun

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Colquhoun
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Colquhoun

Head

Married

54

1827

Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Colquhoun

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

William

Colquhoun

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John A

Colquhoun

Son

-

12

1869

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Colquhoun

Son

-

10

1871

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah J

Colquhoun

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Colquhoun

Son

-

6

1875

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Maggie P

Colquhoun

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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