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Household of William Denholm (born 1846, Wigtownshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Denholm, born in 1846 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Denholm, born in 1846 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1865 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Bella (born 1868 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, Henry M (born 1864 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, James (born 1849 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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William Denholm's household

Male

William

Denholm

Head
Female

Mary

Denholm

Wife
Female

Jessie

Denholm

Daughter
Female

Bella

Denholm

Daughter
Female

Mary

Denholm

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Denholm

Daughter
Male

William

Denholm

Son
Male

Henry M

Clarnan

Nephew
Male

James

Alexander

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Denholm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Denholm

Head

Married

35

1846

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Denholm

Wife

Married

35

1846

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

Denholm

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Bella

Denholm

Daughter

-

13

1868

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Denholm

Daughter

-

11

1870

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

Denholm

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Denholm

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry M

Clarnan

Nephew

Unmarried

17

1864

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Alexander

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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