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Household of William Roy (born 1848, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 Roy and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Roy, born in 1848 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Roy, born in 1849 in -. They had 2 children; George J H (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Wildr C G (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Mary Jane (born 1845 in England) and William's Servant, Flora E (born 1866 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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William Roy's household

Male

William

Roy

Head
Female

Jane

Roy

Wife
Male

George J H

Roy

Son
Female

Wildr C G

Roy

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Barrnes

Visitor
Female

Flora E

Dennis

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Roy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Roy

Head

Married

33

1848

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Roy

Wife

Married

32

1849

-

George J H

Roy

Son

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Wildr C G

Roy

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Jane

Barrnes

Visitor

Unmarried

36

1845

England

Flora E

Dennis

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

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