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Household of William Kennedy (born 1838, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 Kennedy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kennedy, born in 1838 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Kennedy, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Eliza Mck (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary D J (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Eliza (born 1807 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Jessie (born 1860 in Swinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Kennedy's household

Male

William

Kennedy

Head
Female

Mary

Kennedy

Wife
Female

Eliza Mck

Kennedy

Daughter
Male

Robert

Kennedy

Son
Female

Mary D J

Kennedy

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Kennedy

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Izett

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Marshall

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Kennedy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kennedy

Head

Married

43

1838

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Kennedy

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza Mck

Kennedy

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Kennedy

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary D J

Kennedy

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Kennedy

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Izett

Mother-In-Law

Widow

74

1807

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Marshall

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Swinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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