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Household of William Patterson (born 1839, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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 Patterson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Patterson, born in 1839 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Patterson, born in 1839 in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1862 in Selkirkshire, Scotland), Agnes Parteans (born 1870 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Christinia (born 1878 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1881 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and William's Father, John (born 1811 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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William Patterson's household

Male

William

Patterson

Head
Female

Janet

Patterson

Wife
Female

Janet

Patterson

Daughter
Female

Agnes Parteans

Patterson

Daughter
Female

Christinia

Patterson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Biggar

Granddaughter
Male

John

Paterson

Father
First name(s) William
Last name Patterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Patterson

Head

Married

42

1839

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Janet

Patterson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Janet

Patterson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Selkirkshire, Scotland

Agnes Parteans

Patterson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Christinia

Patterson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Janet

Biggar

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

Paterson

Father

Widower

70

1811

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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