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Household of William Jenkins (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Jenkins, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; David (born 1861 in Ireland), Thomas (born 1865 in Ireland), Alexander (born 1869 in Ireland), Martha (born 1867 in Ireland), George (born 1872 in Ireland), Arthur (born 1874 in Ireland) and Janet (born 1856 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son-In-Law, John (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, William (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Jenkins's household

Male

William

Jenkins

Head
Male

David

Jenkins

Son
Male

Thomas

Jenkins

Son
Male

Alexander

Jenkins

Son
Female

Martha

Jenkins

Daughter
Male

George

Jenkins

Son
Male

Arthur

Jenkins

Son
Female

Janet

McArthur

Daughter
Male

John

McArthur

Son-In-Law
Male

William

McArthur

Grandson
Female

Mary

McArthur

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Jenkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Jenkins

Head

Widower

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Jenkins

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Thomas

Jenkins

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Ireland

Alexander

Jenkins

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Ireland

Martha

Jenkins

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Ireland

George

Jenkins

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Ireland

Arthur

Jenkins

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Ireland

Janet

McArthur

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Ireland

John

McArthur

Son-In-Law

Married

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McArthur

Grandson

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McArthur

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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