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Household of William Colquhoun (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Colquhoun, born in 1836 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie J Colquhoun, born in 1839 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; John S (born 1869 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie J S (born 1873 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert W (born 1876 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Helen Shanklands, born in 1862 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Colquhoun's household

Male

William

Colquhoun

Head
Female

Jessie J

Colquhoun

Wife
Male

John S

Colquhoun

Son
Female

Jessie J S

Colquhoun

Daughter
Male

Robert W

Colquhoun

Son
Female

Helen

Shanklands

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Colquhoun
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Colquhoun

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Jessie J

Colquhoun

Wife

Married

42

1839

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John S

Colquhoun

Son

-

12

1869

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie J S

Colquhoun

Daughter

-

8

1873

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert W

Colquhoun

Son

-

5

1876

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Shanklands

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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