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Household of William Lorimer (born 1830, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, 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 Lorimer and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lorimer, born in 1830 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Lorimer, born in 1836 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; George Mcm (born 1862 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Eleanor (born 1867 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Elizabeth B (born 1869 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John A (born 1871 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Annie C (born 1873 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret D (born 1874 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Christopher (born 1876 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Janet (born 1848 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Flora (born 1861 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Grace (born 1855 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Robert (born 1865 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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William Lorimer's household

Male

William

Lorimer

Head
Female

Eleanor

Lorimer

Wife
Male

George Mcm

Lorimer

Son
Female

Eleanor

Lorimer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth B

Lorimer

Daughter
Male

John A

Lorimer

Son
Female

Annie C

Lorimer

Daughter
Female

Margaret D

Lorimer

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Lorimer

Son
Female

Janet

White

Servant
Female

Flora

Copland

Servant
Female

Grace

Thomson

Servant
Male

Robert

Gillespie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Lorimer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lorimer

Head

Married

51

1830

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Eleanor

Lorimer

Wife

Married

45

1836

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George Mcm

Lorimer

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Eleanor

Lorimer

Daughter

-

14

1867

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth B

Lorimer

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John A

Lorimer

Son

-

10

1871

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Annie C

Lorimer

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret D

Lorimer

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Christopher

Lorimer

Son

-

5

1876

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

White

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Flora

Copland

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Grace

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Gillespie

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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