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Household of William Morrison (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

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 Morrison and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Morrison, born in 1840 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Morrison, born in 1838 in Ireland. They had 4 children; James G (born 1853 in Ireland), Thomas Gilmour (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Sarah (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Morrison's household

Male

William

Morrison

Head
Female

Margaret

Morrison

Wife
Male

James G

Morrison

Son
Male

Thomas Gilmour

Morrison

Son
Female

Mary

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Campbell

Granddaughter
Female

Mary

Flinn

Servant
Female

Ann

Morrison

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morrison

Head

Married

41

1840

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Morrison

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ireland

James G

Morrison

Son

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Thomas Gilmour

Morrison

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Morrison

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Campbell

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Flinn

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Morrison

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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