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Household of William Keeling (born 1843, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 Keeling and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Keeling, born in 1843 in Portobello, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Keeling, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sophia (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, James (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Robert (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Keeling's household

Male

William

Keeling

Head
Female

Janet

Keeling

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Keeling

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Keeling

Daughter
Male

David

Keeling

Son
Female

Jane

Keeling

Daughter
Male

James

Kerr

Boarder
Male

Robert

Kerr

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Keeling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Keeling

Head

Married

38

1843

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Keeling

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Keeling

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sophia

Keeling

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Keeling

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Keeling

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Kerr

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Kerr

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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