Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Lang (born 1808, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Lang and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lang, born in 1808 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Lang, born in 1810 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, ? D (born 1819 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Margaret (born 1858 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Helen (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Lang's household

Male

William

Lang

Head
Female

Jane

Lang

Wife
Female

Margaret

Lang

Daughter
Female

? D

Sinclair

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Marshall

Boarder
Female

Helen

Richardson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Lang
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lang

Head

Married

73

1808

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Lang

Wife

Married

71

1810

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lang

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

? D

Sinclair

Boarder

Widow

62

1819

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Marshall

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Richardson

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Lang in Gourock in 1881, and follow the Lang family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Lang

We’ve found William Lang in 333 family trees. Find out more about William Lang's household and view the Lang family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census