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Household of William Esplin (born 1818, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Esplin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Esplin, born in 1818 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Esplin, born in 1817 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Maria (born 1859 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1876 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jane (born 1878 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son-In-Law, Alex Malcolm, born in 1855 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Esplin's household

Male

William

Esplin

Head
Female

Margaret

Esplin

Wife
Female

Maria

Esplin

Daughter
Male

Alex

Malcolm

Son-In-Law
Female

Ann

Malcolm

Wife
Male

William

Malcolm

Son
Female

Jane

Malcolm

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Esplin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Esplin

Head

Married

63

1818

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Esplin

Wife

Married

64

1817

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maria

Esplin

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alex

Malcolm

Son-In-Law

Married

26

1855

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Malcolm

Wife

Married

27

1854

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Malcolm

Son

-

5

1876

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Malcolm

Daughter

-

3

1878

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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