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Household of William Cunningham (born 1853, 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 Cunningham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cunningham, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Cunningham, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Margaret McGibbon, born in 1823 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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William Cunningham's household

Male

William

Cunningham

Head
Female

Mary

Cunningham

Wife
Male

James

Cunningham

Son
Female

Margaret

Cunningham

Daughter
Male

William

Cunningham

Son
Male

John

Cunningham

Son
Female

Margaret

McGibbon

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Cunningham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cunningham

Head

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Cunningham

Wife

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cunningham

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cunningham

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Cunningham

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cunningham

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGibbon

Mother-In-Law

Widow

58

1823

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

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