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Household of William Lowson (born 1847, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, 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 Lowson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lowson, born in 1847 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Georgina M W Lowson, born in 1851 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Katherine G (born 1876 in Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Jane (born 1819 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Kilrenny, Fife, Scotland) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Lowson's household

Male

William

Lowson

Head
Female

Georgina M W

Lowson

Wife
Female

Katherine G

Lowson

Daughter
Male

William

Lowson

Son
Female

Jane

Petrie

Visitor
Female

Mary

Burns

Servant
Female

Mary

Neilson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Lowson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lowson

Head

Married

34

1847

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Georgina M W

Lowson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Katherine G

Lowson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Midlothian, Scotland

William

Lowson

Son

-

0

1881

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Petrie

Visitor

Unmarried

62

1819

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Burns

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kilrenny, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Neilson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

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