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Household of William Rolson (born 1829, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 Rolson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rolson, born in 1829 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary M Rolson, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Mary B (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1863 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John M (born 1865 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet L (born 1870 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agness (born 1872 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew J (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella T (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Mary Innes, born in 1802 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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William Rolson's household

Male

William

Rolson

Head
Female

Mary M

Rolson

Wife
Female

Mary B

Rolson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Rolson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Rolson

Son
Male

John M

Rolson

Son
Male

William

Rolson

Son
Female

Janet L

Rolson

Daughter
Female

Agness

Rolson

Daughter
Male

Andrew J

Rolson

Son
Female

Isabella T

Rolson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Innes

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Rolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rolson

Head

Married

52

1829

Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary M

Rolson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary B

Rolson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Rolson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Rolson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John M

Rolson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Rolson

Son

-

14

1867

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet L

Rolson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agness

Rolson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew J

Rolson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella T

Rolson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Innes

Mother-In-Law

Widow

79

1802

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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