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Household of William Scobbie (born 1816, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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 Scobbie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scobbie, born in 1816 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Scobbie, born in 1827 in Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1848 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Marion (born 1859 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Servant, William (born 1840 in England), William's Boarder, Mary (born 1808 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Adopted Daughter, Margaret (born 1870 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Scobbie's household

Male

William

Scobbie

Head
Female

Jane

Scobbie

Wife
Male

John

Scobbie

Son
Female

Marion

Gowans

Servant
Male

William

Ramsey

Servant
Female

Mary

Martin

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Scobbie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scobbie

Head

Married

65

1816

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Scobbie

Wife

Married

54

1827

Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Scobbie

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Gowans

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Ramsey

Servant

Unmarried

41

1840

England

Mary

Martin

Boarder

Unmarried

73

1808

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Adopted Daughter

-

11

1870

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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