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Household of William Douglas (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Douglas, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Douglas, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alfred A (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Catherine (born 1855 in Caithness, Scotland) and William's Servant, Helen (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Douglas's household

Male

William

Douglas

Head
Female

Helen

Douglas

Wife
Male

William

Douglas

Son
Male

Alfred A

Douglas

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Don

Servant
Female

Helen

Hogan

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Douglas

Head

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Douglas

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alfred A

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Don

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Caithness, Scotland

Helen

Hogan

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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