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Household of William McDougall (born 1836, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 McDougall and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDougall, born in 1836 in Sutherland, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary McDougall, born in 1839 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 4 children; Haugh (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Johanna (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Ann (born 1843 in Sutherland, Scotland) and William's Nephew, James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William McDougall's household

Male

William

McDougall

Head
Female

Mary

McDougall

Wife
Male

Haugh

McDougall

Son
Female

Johanna

McDougall

Daughter
Male

William

McDougall

Son
Male

Andrew

McDougall

Son
Female

Ann

Forsyth

Sister-In-Law
Male

James

Forsyth

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name McDougall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDougall

Head

Married

45

1836

Sutherland, Scotland

Mary

McDougall

Wife

Married

42

1839

Sutherland, Scotland

Haugh

McDougall

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Johanna

McDougall

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

McDougall

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

McDougall

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Forsyth

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

38

1843

Sutherland, Scotland

James

Forsyth

Nephew

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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