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Household of William Douglas (born 1827, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Douglas and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Douglas, born in 1827 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Douglas, born in 1849 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Banffshire, Scotland), Frank (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Annie (born 1817 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Mary J (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Douglas's household

Male

William

Douglas

Head
Female

Margaret

Douglas

Wife
Male

Alexander

Douglas

Son
Female

Mary

Douglas

Daughter
Male

William

Douglas

Son
Male

Frank

Douglas

Son
Male

Robert

Douglas

Son
Male

James

Douglas

Son
Female

Annie

McDonald

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mary J

Gibson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Douglas

Head

Married

54

1827

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Douglas

Wife

Married

32

1849

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Banffshire, Scotland

Frank

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

-

Annie

McDonald

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

64

1817

Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary J

Gibson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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