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Household of William Dunsmore (born 1824, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 Dunsmore and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dunsmore, born in 1824 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Dunsmore, born in 1826 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Jessie Colville, born in 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Dunsmore's household

Male

William

Dunsmore

Head
Female

Janet

Dunsmore

Wife
Male

John

Dunsmore

Son
Male

Donald

Dunsmore

Son
Male

David

Dunsmore

Son
Female

Janet

Dunsmore

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Colville

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dunsmore
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dunsmore

Head

Married

57

1824

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Dunsmore

Wife

Married

55

1826

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Dunsmore

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

Dunsmore

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Dunsmore

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Dunsmore

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Colville

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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