John Thomson
Born 1853
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of William Risk (born 1847)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, Scotland
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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 Risk and 6 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of William Risk, born in 1847 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Risk, born in 1851 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1873 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Allan (born 1849 in Marros, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Boarder, Archibald (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
William Risk's household
William
Risk
Head
Elizabeth
Risk
Wife
Elizabeth
Risk
Daughter
Robert
Risk
Son
Thomas
Risk
Son
Allan
Cathro
Boarder
Archibald
Lawson
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Risk |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | - |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Risk | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | - | |
Elizabeth | Risk | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Risk | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Risk | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Risk | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Allan | Cathro | Boarder | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Marros, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Archibald | Lawson | Boarder | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Risk in St Andrew in 1881, and follow the Risk family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for William Risk
We’ve found William Risk in 556 family trees. Find out more about William Risk's household and view the Risk family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of William Risk, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.