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Household of William Morrison (born 1836, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgan, Fife, 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 Morrison and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Morrison, born in 1836 in Murroes, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Morrison, born in 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Helen (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ralph (born 1868 in Newport, Fife, Scotland), Agnes (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Frank (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Helen (born 1810 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Servant, Lizzie (born 1857 in Kinrossshire, Scotland).


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William Morrison's household

Male

William

Morrison

Head
Female

Eliza

Morrison

Wife
Female

Helen

Morrison

Daughter
Male

Ralph

Morrison

Son
Female

Agnes

Morrison

Daughter
Male

Frank

Morrison

Son
Female

Helen

Halley

Mother-In-Law
Female

Lizzie

Sharp

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Murroes, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morrison

Head

Married

45

1836

Murroes, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Morrison

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ralph

Morrison

Son

-

13

1868

Newport, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Morrison

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Frank

Morrison

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Halley

Mother-In-Law

Widow

71

1810

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lizzie

Sharp

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kinrossshire, Scotland

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