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Household of William Morrison (born 1830, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Morrison, born in 1830 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine L Morrison, born in 1837 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1862 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John R (born 1863 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1865 in St Mary's, Midlothian, Scotland), Julia (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James L (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1870 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Sutherland, Scotland) and William's Servant, Helen (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Morrison's household

Male

William

Morrison

Head
Female

Catherine L

Morrison

Wife
Male

William

Morrison

Son
Male

John R

Morrison

Son
Female

Catherine

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Julia

Morrison

Daughter
Male

James L

Morrison

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Mackay

Servant
Female

Helen

Macdonald

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morrison

Head

Married

51

1830

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine L

Morrison

Wife

Married

44

1837

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Morrison

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John R

Morrison

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

St Mary's, Midlothian, Scotland

Julia

Morrison

Daughter

-

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James L

Morrison

Son

-

13

1868

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Morrison

Daughter

-

11

1870

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mackay

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Sutherland, Scotland

Helen

Macdonald

Servant

Widow

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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