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Household of William Mirilees (born 1837, Midlothian)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mirilees, born in 1837 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Mirilees, born in 1841 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Reubina (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1879 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Margaret Millar, born in 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Mirilees's household

Male

William

Mirilees

Head
Female

Eliza

Mirilees

Wife
Female

Margaret

Mirilees

Daughter
Male

William

Mirilees

Son
Female

Reubina

Mirilees

Daughter
Female

Jane

Mirilees

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Mirilees

Son
Female

Margaret

Millar

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Mirilees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mirilees

Head

Married

44

1837

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Mirilees

Wife

Married

40

1841

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mirilees

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Mirilees

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Reubina

Mirilees

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Mirilees

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Mirilees

Son

-

2

1879

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Millar

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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