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Household of William Mollison (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, England

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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 Mollison and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mollison, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Mollison, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Mary F (born 1867 in -), Margaret (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John M (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Marion (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Jessie (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Christine (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's House Keep, Harriet (born 1821 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Arinda (born 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Annie (born 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Mollison's household

Male

William

Mollison

Head
Female

Caroline

Mollison

Wife
Female

Mary F

Mollison

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mollison

Daughter
Male

John M

Mollison

Son
Female

Marion

Mollison

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Mollison

Daughter
Female

Christine

Mollison

Daughter
Male

James

Mollison

Son
Female

Harriet

Warburton

House Keep
Female

Arinda

Foster

Servant
Female

Annie

Thompson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Mollison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mollison

Head

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Caroline

Mollison

Wife

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary F

Mollison

Daughter

Single

14

1867

-

Margaret

Mollison

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John M

Mollison

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Marion

Mollison

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Mollison

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Christine

Mollison

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Mollison

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Warburton

House Keep

Single

60

1821

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Arinda

Foster

Servant

Single

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Thompson

Servant

Single

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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