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Household of William Ferguson (born 1849, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 Ferguson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ferguson, born in 1849 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ferguson, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 5 children; William (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Kate (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Jane Saunders, born in 1815 in Ireland.


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William Ferguson's household

Male

William

Ferguson

Head
Female

Margaret

Ferguson

Wife
Male

William

Ferguson

Son
Female

Margaret

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Jeanie

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Kate

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Saunders

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ferguson

Head

Married

32

1849

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ferguson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ireland

William

Ferguson

Son

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ferguson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Ferguson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Ferguson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Kate

Ferguson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Saunders

Mother-In-Law

Widow

66

1815

Ireland

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