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Household of William Letham (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 Letham and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Letham, born in 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Letham, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Margaret (born 1821 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Hugh (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Andrew (born 1837 in England), William's Boarder, Henrietta (born 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William's Boarder, Andrew (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Douglas (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Letham's household

Male

William

Letham

Head
Female

Margaret

Letham

Wife
Male

James

Letham

Son
Female

Jane

Letham

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Letham

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Stewart

Visitor
Male

Hugh

Sheelds

Boarder
Male

Andrew

Mortimer

Boarder
Female

Henrietta

Mortimer

Boarder
Male

Andrew

Mortimer

Boarder
Male

Douglas

Mortimer

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Letham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Letham

Head

Married

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Letham

Wife

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Letham

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Letham

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Letham

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Stewart

Visitor

Married

60

1821

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Sheelds

Boarder

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Mortimer

Boarder

Married

44

1837

England

Henrietta

Mortimer

Boarder

Married

41

1840

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Mortimer

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Douglas

Mortimer

Boarder

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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