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Household of William Douglas (born 1828, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strathmartine, 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 Douglas and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Douglas, born in 1828 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 16 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Douglas, born in 1829 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elisabeth (born 1861 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert (born 1862 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's -, Margaret (born 1854 in Sweden), William's Servant, Jane (born 1827 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William's Servant, Margaret (born 1855 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Catherine (born 1833 in Leslie, Perthshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Janet (born 1858 in Perthshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Catherine (born 1854 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1854 in Ireland), William's Servant, Janet (born 1844 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1856 in Invernessshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Margaret (born 1851 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Servant, Charlotte (born 1865 in England).


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William Douglas's household

Male

William

Douglas

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Douglas

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

Douglas

Daughter
Male

Robert

Douglas

Son
Female

Margaret

Maratie

-
Female

Jane

Shepherd

Servant
Female

Margaret

Spence

Servant
Female

Catherine

Guthrie

Servant
Female

Janet

McNavan

Servant
Female

Catherine

Sogie

Servant
Female

Elisabeth

Boyce

Servant
Female

Janet

Cleland

Servant
Female

Mary

Wise

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Fraser

Servant
Female

Margaret

Fairweather

Servant
Female

Charlotte

Hill

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Douglas

Head

Married

53

1828

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Douglas

Wife

Married

52

1829

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Maratie

-

Unmarried

27

1854

Sweden

Jane

Shepherd

Servant

Widow

54

1827

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Spence

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Guthrie

Servant

Unmarried

48

1833

Leslie, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

McNavan

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sogie

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Boyce

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Ireland

Janet

Cleland

Servant

Widow

37

1844

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Wise

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Fairweather

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charlotte

Hill

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

England

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