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Household of William Douglas (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Douglas, born in 1835 in , consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Douglas, born in 1839 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 9 children; Isabella (born 1860 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1870 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).


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William Douglas's household

Male

William

Douglas

Head
Female

Eliza

Douglas

Wife
Female

Isabella

Douglas

Daughter
Male

William

Douglas

Son
Male

Robert

Douglas

Son
Female

Eliza

Douglas

Daughter
Male

James

Douglas

Son
Male

Alexander

Douglas

Son
Female

Mary

Douglas

Daughter
Male

John

Douglas

Son
Male

George

Douglas

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Douglas

Head

Married

46

1835

England

Eliza

Douglas

Wife

Married

42

1839

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Isabella

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

William

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Douglas

Daughter

-

11

1870

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

James

Douglas

Son

-

9

1872

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Douglas

Son

-

8

1873

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Mary

Douglas

Daughter

-

5

1876

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

Douglas

Son

-

3

1878

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

George

Douglas

Son

-

1

1880

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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