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Household of William Greenshield (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ratho, Midlothian, 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 Greenshield and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Greenshield, born in 1842 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Greenshield, born in 1841 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1861 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1871 in Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1876 in Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Greenshield's household

Male

William

Greenshield

Head
Female

Margaret

Greenshield

Wife
Female

Margaret

Greenshield

Daughter
Male

John

Greenshield

Son
Female

Jessie

Greenshield

Daughter
Female

Grace

Greenshield

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Greenshield

Son
Female

Marion

Greenshield

Daughter
Female

Mary

Greenshield

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Greenshield

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Greenshield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Greenshield

Head

Married

39

1842

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Greenshield

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Greenshield

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Greenshield

Son

-

14

1867

Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Greenshield

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Greenshield

Daughter

-

10

1871

Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Greenshield

Son

-

8

1873

Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Greenshield

Daughter

-

5

1876

Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Greenshield

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Greenshield

Daughter

-

1

1880

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

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