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Household of William Crighton (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 Crighton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Crighton, born in 1840 in Fife, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Crighton, born in 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Andrew (born 1864 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John McLeod, born in 1852 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William Crighton's household

Male

William

Crighton

Head
Female

Margaret

Crighton

Wife
Male

Andrew

Crighton

Son
Male

William

Crighton

Son
Female

Margaret

Crighton

Daughter
Male

John

Crighton

Son
Female

Jane

Crighton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Crighton

Daughter
Male

John

McLeod

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Crighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Crighton

Head

Married

41

1840

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Crighton

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Crighton

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Crighton

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Crighton

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Crighton

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Crighton

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Crighton

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McLeod

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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