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Household of William Kennedy (born 1823, Wigtownshire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kennedy, born in 1823 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Mary M (born 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robina (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bessie (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Wilhelmina (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Marion (born 1869 in England), William's Grandson, William (born 1868 in Partick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), William's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1821 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Kennedy's household

Male

William

Kennedy

Head
Female

Mary M

Lyle

Daughter
Female

Robina

Kennedy

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Kennedy

Daughter
Female

Wilhelmina

Kennedy

Daughter
Female

Marion

Lyle

Granddaughter
Male

William

Lyle

Grandson
Female

Mary

Fraser

Sister-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Guigley

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Kennedy
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kennedy

Head

Widower

58

1823

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary M

Lyle

Daughter

Widow

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robina

Kennedy

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bessie

Kennedy

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Kennedy

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Lyle

Granddaughter

-

12

1869

England

William

Lyle

Grandson

-

13

1868

Partick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Fraser

Sister-In-Law

Widow

60

1821

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Guigley

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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