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Household of William Emslie (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, 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 Emslie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Emslie, born in 1839 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elspet Emslie, born in 1841 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1869 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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William Emslie's household

Male

William

Emslie

Head
Female

Elspet

Emslie

Wife
Female

Jessie

Emslie

Daughter
Male

William

Emslie

Son
Male

James

Emslie

Son
Male

John

Emslie

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Emslie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Emslie

Head

Married

42

1839

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elspet

Emslie

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie

Emslie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Emslie

Son

-

8

1873

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Emslie

Son

-

3

1878

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Emslie

Son

-

1

1880

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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