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Household of William Morrison (born 1840, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Morrison, born in 1840 in Grange, Banffshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Elspet (born 1862 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), Margaret J (born 1864 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland) and Mary H (born 1868 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Richard P Richardson, born in 1857 in Johnston, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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William Morrison's household

Male

William

Morrison

Head
Female

Elspet

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Morrison

Daughter
Male

Richard P

Richardson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morrison

Head

Widower

41

1840

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Elspet

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary H

Morrison

Daughter

-

13

1868

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Richard P

Richardson

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Johnston, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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