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Household of William McOmish (born 1853, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 McOmish and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McOmish, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine McOmish, born in 1856 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1812 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Boarder, George (born 1861 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William McOmish's household

Male

William

McOmish

Head
Female

Catherine

McOmish

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McOmish

Daughter
Female

Jane

McOmish

Daughter
Male

Peter

McOmish

Son
Male

William

Robertson

Brother-In-Law
Male

George

Hutten

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name McOmish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McOmish

Head

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McOmish

Wife

Married

25

1856

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

McOmish

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McOmish

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

McOmish

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Robertson

Brother-In-Law

-

69

1812

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Hutten

Boarder

-

20

1861

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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