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Household of William Jenkins (born 1854, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, 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 Jenkins and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Jenkins, born in 1854 in Morayshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Blackwood Jenkins, born in 1841 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John Orr (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alice Mary (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, William Dick (born 1868 in Morayshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Elizabeth Wood (born 1860 in Banffshire, Scotland).


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William Jenkins's household

Male

William

Jenkins

Head
Female

Jessie Blackwood

Jenkins

Wife
Male

John Orr

Jenkins

Son
Female

Alice Mary

Jenkins

Daughter
Male

William Dick

Jenkins

Nephew
Female

Elizabeth Wood

Inglis

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Jenkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Jenkins

Head

Married

27

1854

Morayshire, Scotland

Jessie Blackwood

Jenkins

Wife

Married

40

1841

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John Orr

Jenkins

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice Mary

Jenkins

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William Dick

Jenkins

Nephew

Unmarried

13

1868

Morayshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Wood

Inglis

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Banffshire, Scotland

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