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Household of William McMaster (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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 McMaster and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McMaster, born in 1837 in , consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McMaster, born in 1837 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Niven (born 1862 in Ireland) and Robert (born 1868 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Janet (born 1857 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Step Son, Malcolm (born 1859 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Step Son, William (born 1862 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Step Daughter, Flora (born 1862 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Step Son, Alexander (born 1866 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Joseph (born 1863 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William McMaster's household

Male

William

McMaster

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McMaster

Wife
Female

Janet

Bell

Step Daughter
Male

Malcolm

Bell

Step Son
Male

William

Bell

Step Son
Female

Flora

Bell

Step Daughter
Male

Alexander

Bell

Step Son
Male

Niven

McMaster

Son
Male

Robert

McMaster

Son
Male

Joseph

Agnew

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name McMaster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McMaster

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Elizabeth

McMaster

Wife

Married

44

1837

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Bell

Step Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Bell

Step Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Bell

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Flora

Bell

Step Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Bell

Step Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Niven

McMaster

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Robert

McMaster

Son

-

13

1868

Ireland

Joseph

Agnew

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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