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Household of William Douglas (born 1827, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Meigle, Perthshire, 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 Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane T Douglas, born in 1831 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert L (born 1857 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jeanie P (born 1865 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland), James M (born 1869 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland), Mackenzie G (born 1871 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland) and Bella M (born 1874 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1863 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Servant, Jane (born 1853 in Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Douglas's household

Male

William

Douglas

Head
Female

Jane T

Douglas

Wife
Male

Robert L

Douglas

Son
Female

Jeanie P

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Douglas

Daughter
Male

James M

Douglas

Son
Male

Mackenzie G

Douglas

Son
Female

Bella M

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Stewart

Servant
Female

Jane

Bunch

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

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane T

Douglas

Wife

Married

50

1831

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert L

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jeanie P

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

James M

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

Mackenzie G

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

Bella M

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Bunch

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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