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Household of William Ferns (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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 Ferns and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ferns, born in 1833 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ferns, born in 1827 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1854 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Carrick, born in 1823 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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William Ferns's household

Male

William

Ferns

Head
Female

Margaret

Ferns

Wife
Male

William

Ferns

Son
Female

Margaret

Ferns

Daughter
Female

Janet

Ferns

Daughter
Male

John

Carrick

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Ferns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ferns

Head

Married

48

1833

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ferns

Wife

Married

54

1827

Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Ferns

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ferns

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Ferns

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Carrick

Boarder

Unmarried

58

1823

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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