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Household of William Gentleman (born 1838, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 Gentleman and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gentleman, born in 1838 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Forrest, born in 1841 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Elisabeth (born 1871 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Ellen (born 1878 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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William Gentleman's household

Male

William

Gentleman

Head
Female

Ellen

Forrest

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

Gentleman

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gentleman

Son
Female

Ellen

Gentleman

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gentleman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gentleman

Head

Married

43

1838

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Ellen

Forrest

Wife

Married

40

1841

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elisabeth

Gentleman

Daughter

-

10

1871

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Gentleman

Son

-

6

1875

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Ellen

Gentleman

Daughter

-

3

1878

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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