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Household of William Douglas (born 1815)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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 Douglas and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Douglas, born in 1815 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Douglas, born in 1820 in Canada. They had 3 children; Mariah (born 1845 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1850 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and William Jr (born 1856 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1824 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England), William's Servant, Theresa (born 1848 in Ireland), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Irchester, Northamptonshire, England) and William's Servant, Agnes (born 1862 in Colchester, Essex, England).


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William Douglas's household

Male

William

Douglas

Head
Female

Mary A

Douglas

Wife
Female

Mariah

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Clara

Douglas

Daughter
Male

William Jr

Douglas

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lomsbest

Servant
Female

Theresa

Hindley

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Percival

Servant
Female

Agnes

Glanville

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Douglas

Head

Married

66

1815

Scotland

Mary A

Douglas

Wife

Married

61

1820

Canada

Mariah

Douglas

Daughter

Single

36

1845

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Douglas

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

William Jr

Douglas

Son

Single

25

1856

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Lomsbest

Servant

Single

57

1824

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Theresa

Hindley

Servant

Single

33

1848

Ireland

Elizabeth

Percival

Servant

Single

19

1862

Irchester, Northamptonshire, England

Agnes

Glanville

Servant

Single

19

1862

Colchester, Essex, England

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