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Household of William Morrison (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Morrison, born in 1847 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Morrison, born in 1852 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1867 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1873 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Peter (born 1878 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Brannan, born in 1847 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Morrison's household

Male

William

Morrison

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Morrison

Wife
Male

John

Morrison

Son
Male

William

Morrison

Son
Female

Catherine

Morrison

Daughter
Male

Peter

Morrison

Son
Male

John

Brannan

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morrison

Head

Married

34

1847

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Morrison

Wife

Married

29

1852

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Morrison

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Morrison

Son

-

8

1873

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Morrison

Daughter

-

6

1875

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Peter

Morrison

Son

-

3

1878

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Brannan

Boarder

Unmarried

34

1847

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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