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Household of William Mcalpine Lam (born 1840, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkmahoe, 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 Mcalpine Lam and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mcalpine Lam, born in 1840 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 17 members. William Mcalpine was the head of the household, married to Agnes Georgina Louisa Lam, born in 1847 in England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1872 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Agnes Marion (born 1873 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James Robert (born 1878 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William Harler (born 1881 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William Mcalpine's Boarder, Catherine Letitia (born 1860 in England), William Mcalpine's Servant, Grace (born 1845 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland), William Mcalpine's Servant, Jane (born 1845 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), William Mcalpine's Servant, Jessie (born 1842 in Midlothian, Scotland), William Mcalpine's Servant, Margaret (born 1848 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William Mcalpine's Servant, Lizzie (born 1854 in Perthshire, Scotland), William Mcalpine's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William Mcalpine's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), William Mcalpine's Servant, Robert (born 1864 in Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), William Mcalpine's Servant, William (born 1864 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William Mcalpine's Servant, Sarah (born 1864 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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William Mcalpine Lam's household

Male

William Mcalpine

Lam

Head
Female

Agnes Georgina Louisa

Lam

Wife
Female

Emily

Lam

Daughter
Female

Agnes Marion

Lam

Daughter
Male

James Robert

Lam

Son
Male

William Harler

Lam

Son
Female

Catherine Letitia

Jones

Boarder
Female

Grace

McLachlan

Servant
Female

Jane

Izzard

Servant
Female

Jessie

Laing

Servant
Female

Margaret

Bryden

Servant
Female

Lizzie

Jack

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Servant
Female

Mary

McKnight

Servant
Male

Robert

Wilson

Servant
Male

William

Corson

Servant
Female

Sarah

McNaught

Servant
First name(s) William Mcalpine
Last name Lam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Mcalpine

Lam

Head

Married

41

1840

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes Georgina Louisa

Lam

Wife

Married

34

1847

England

Emily

Lam

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes Marion

Lam

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James Robert

Lam

Son

-

3

1878

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William Harler

Lam

Son

-

0

1881

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine Letitia

Jones

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

England

Grace

McLachlan

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Izzard

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jessie

Laing

Servant

Unmarried

39

1842

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Bryden

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Jack

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

McKnight

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

William

Corson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah

McNaught

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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