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Household of William Polson (born 1815, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kincardine, Ross and Cromarty, 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 Polson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Polson, born in 1815 in Sutherland, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Donald, born 1842 in Sutherland, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter-In-Law, Agnes (born 1848 in Logie, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William's Servant, Finlay (born 1859 in Sutherland, Scotland), William's Servant, Mary (born 1841 in Invernessshire, Scotland), William's Visitor, Catherine (born 1861 in Sutherland, Scotland), William's Visitor, Alexander (born 1810 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Catherine D (born 1813 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Polson's household

Male

William

Polson

Head
Male

Donald

Polson

Son
Female

Agnes

Polson

Daughter-In-Law
Male

Finlay

Campbell

Servant
Female

Mary

Grant

Servant
Female

Catherine

Polson

Visitor
Male

Alexander

Cassels

Visitor
Female

Catherine D

Cassels

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Polson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Polson

Head

Widower

66

1815

Sutherland, Scotland

Donald

Polson

Son

Married

39

1842

Sutherland, Scotland

Agnes

Polson

Daughter-In-Law

Married

33

1848

Logie, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Finlay

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Sutherland, Scotland

Mary

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

Polson

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Sutherland, Scotland

Alexander

Cassels

Visitor

Married

71

1810

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine D

Cassels

Visitor

Married

68

1813

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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