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Household of William Gilbert Don (born 1816, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinnettles, 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 Gilbert Don and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gilbert Don, born in 1816 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 15 members. William Gilbert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Don, born in 1827 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; John Birrel (born 1856 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabel Turnbull Sturrock (born 1854 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane Lilias Dempster (born 1858 in Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Williamina (born 1863 in Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William Gilbert's Nephew, Gilbert William (born 1860 in Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William Gilbert's Visitor, David (born 1852 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William Gilbert's Servant, Jessie (born 1849 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William Gilbert's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William Gilbert's Servant, Jessie (born 1857 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William Gilbert's Servant, Elizabeth Paterson (born 1855 in Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William Gilbert's Servant, Isabella (born 1862 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William Gilbert's Servant, Jane Ewart (born 1861 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William Gilbert's Servant, Betsy Robertson (born 1861 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Gilbert Don's household

Male

William Gilbert

Don

Head
Female

Margaret

Don

Wife
Male

John Birrel

Don

Son
Female

Isabel Turnbull Sturrock

Don

Daughter
Female

Jane Lilias Dempster

Don

Daughter
Female

Williamina

Don

Daughter
Male

Gilbert William

Don

Nephew
Male

David

Guthrie

Visitor
Female

Jessie

Clark

Servant
Female

Margaret

Small

Servant
Female

Jessie

Spence

Servant
Female

Elizabeth Paterson

Reid

Servant
Female

Isabella

Smith

Servant
Female

Jane Ewart

Clark

Servant
Female

Betsy Robertson

Fotheringham

Servant
First name(s) William Gilbert
Last name Don
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Gilbert

Don

Head

Married

65

1816

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Don

Wife

Married

54

1827

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

John Birrel

Don

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabel Turnbull Sturrock

Don

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane Lilias Dempster

Don

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Williamina

Don

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Gilbert William

Don

Nephew

Unmarried

21

1860

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Guthrie

Visitor

Unmarried

29

1852

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Small

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Spence

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth Paterson

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane Ewart

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy Robertson

Fotheringham

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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