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Household of William Douglas (born 1822, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Patrick, Wigtownshire, 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Douglas, born in 1822 in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, consisted of 15 members. William was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Douglas, born in 1842 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 12 children; Janet (born 1854 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1856 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1860 in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Isabella C (born 1873 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1877 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, James McHary, born in 1861 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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William Douglas's household

Male

William

Douglas

Head
Female

Charlotte

Douglas

Wife
Female

Janet

Douglas

Daughter
Male

William

Douglas

Son
Female

Margaret

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Jane

Douglas

Daughter
Male

James

Douglas

Son
Female

Mary

Douglas

Daughter
Male

John

Douglas

Son
Male

Robert

Douglas

Son
Female

Isabella C

Douglas

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Douglas

Son
Male

Peter

Douglas

Son
Male

Alexander

Douglas

Son
Male

James

McHary

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Douglas

Head

Married

59

1822

Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Douglas

Wife

Married

39

1842

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Isabella C

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Peter

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

McHary

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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