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Household of William S Catchpole (born 1852)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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 S Catchpole and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William S Catchpole, born in 1852 in , consisted of 7 members. William S was the head of the household, married to Sarah Catchpole, born in 1857 in England. They had 3 children; Semelah G (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George G (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John G (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William S's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William S's Boarder, Arthur B (born 1862 in England).


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William S Catchpole's household

Male

William S

Catchpole

Head
Female

Sarah

Catchpole

Wife
Female

Semelah G

Catchpole

Daughter
Male

George G

Catchpole

Son
Male

John G

Catchpole

Son
Female

Jane

Gillespie

Servant
Male

Arthur B

Gillespie

Boarder
First name(s) William S
Last name Catchpole
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William S

Catchpole

Head

Married

29

1852

England

Sarah

Catchpole

Wife

Married

24

1857

England

Semelah G

Catchpole

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George G

Catchpole

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John G

Catchpole

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Gillespie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur B

Gillespie

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

England

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