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Household of William Doig (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Doig and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Doig, born in 1839 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Doig, born in 1834 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Eliza (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Catherine (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1876 in Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Annie Findlay, born in 1864 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Doig's household

Male

William

Doig

Head
Female

Eliza

Doig

Wife
Male

John

Doig

Son
Female

Eliza

Doig

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Doig

Daughter
Male

William

Doig

Son
Female

Annie

Findlay

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Doig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Doig

Head

Married

42

1839

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Doig

Wife

-

47

1834

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Doig

Son

-

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Doig

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Doig

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Doig

Son

-

5

1876

Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Findlay

Servant

-

17

1864

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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