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Household of William Kessen (born 1805, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 Kessen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kessen, born in 1805 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Kessen, born in 1806 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1839 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1842 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, William A (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, Archibald Mcg (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, Robert B (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Grandson, James M (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Kessen's household

Male

William

Kessen

Head
Female

Annie

Kessen

Wife
Male

Robert

Kessen

Son
Female

Maggie

Kessen

Daughter
Male

William A

Kessen

Grandson
Male

Archibald Mcg

Kessen

Grandson
Male

Robert B

Kessen

Grandson
Male

James M

Kessen

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Kessen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kessen

Head

Married

76

1805

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie

Kessen

Wife

Married

75

1806

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Kessen

Son

Widower

42

1839

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Kessen

Daughter

Unmarried

39

1842

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William A

Kessen

Grandson

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald Mcg

Kessen

Grandson

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert B

Kessen

Grandson

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James M

Kessen

Grandson

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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