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Household of William Piper (born 1853, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 Piper and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Piper, born in 1853 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Flora Piper, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Archibald (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, Robert (born 1859 in Ireland).


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William Piper's household

Male

William

Piper

Head
Female

Flora

Piper

Wife
Male

Archibald

Piper

Son
Female

Jane

Piper

Daughter
Male

Alex

Piper

Son
Male

William

Piper

Son
Male

William

Marshall

Boarder
Male

Robert

Wright

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Piper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Piper

Head

Married

28

1853

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Flora

Piper

Wife

Married

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Piper

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Piper

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Piper

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Piper

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Marshall

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Ireland

Robert

Wright

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Ireland

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