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Household of William Morrison (born 1832, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 1832 in Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; James (born 1866 in Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Midlothian, Scotland), Alice (born 1873 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Peter (born 1881 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Adopted Son, James (born 1879 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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William Morrison's household

Male

William

Morrison

Head
Male

James

Morrison

Son
Female

Isabella

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Alice

Morrison

Daughter
Male

Peter

Morrison

Son
Male

James

Aitken

Adopted Son
Female

Elizabeth

Aitken

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morrison

Head

Widower

49

1832

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Morrison

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Midlothian, Scotland

Alice

Morrison

Daughter

-

8

1873

Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Morrison

Son

-

0

1881

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Aitken

Adopted Son

-

2

1879

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Aitken

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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