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Household of William Nesbit (born 1833, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durrisdeer, Dumfriesshire, 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 Nesbit and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nesbit, born in 1833 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Nesbit, born in 1820 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1860 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Maggie Y (born 1871 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and William's Grandson, Willie N (born 1881 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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William Nesbit's household

Male

William

Nesbit

Head
Female

Janet

Nesbit

Wife
Female

Mary

Nesbit

Daughter
Female

Maggie Y

Robertson

Granddaughter
Male

Willie N

McKaig

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Nesbit
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nesbit

Head

Married

48

1833

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Nesbit

Wife

Married

61

1820

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Nesbit

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Maggie Y

Robertson

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Willie N

McKaig

Grandson

-

0

1881

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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