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Household of William Scotchburn (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Driffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), England

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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 Scotchburn and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scotchburn, born in 1834 in Driffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Scotchburn, born in 1843 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1870 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England), Lois (born 1872 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England) and Jane H (born 1880 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Shopman, Samuel (born 1847 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), William's Shopman, Thomas (born 1858 in Appleton Le Moors, Yorkshire, England), William's Apprentice, John (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), William's Apprentice, Leonard (born 1867 in Ellington, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Hannah (born 1867 in Lund, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Hannah N (born 1867 in Nafferton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Scotchburn's household

Male

William

Scotchburn

Head
Female

Margaret

Scotchburn

Wife
Male

William

Scotchburn

Son
Female

Margaret

Scotchburn

Daughter
Female

Lois

Scotchburn

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Scotchburn

Son
Female

Jane H

Scotchburn

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Steedman

Shopman
Male

Thomas

Weelman

Shopman
Male

John

Idell

Apprentice
Male

Leonard

Jefferson

Apprentice
Female

Hannah

Selkirk

Servant
Female

Hannah N

Speck

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Scotchburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scotchburn

Head

Married

47

1834

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Scotchburn

Wife

Married

38

1843

Yorkshire, England

William

Scotchburn

Son

Single

13

1868

Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Scotchburn

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Lois

Scotchburn

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Scotchburn

Son

Single

7

1874

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Jane H

Scotchburn

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Steedman

Shopman

Single

34

1847

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Weelman

Shopman

Single

23

1858

Appleton Le Moors, Yorkshire, England

John

Idell

Apprentice

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

Leonard

Jefferson

Apprentice

Single

14

1867

Ellington, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Selkirk

Servant

Single

14

1867

Lund, Yorkshire, England

Hannah N

Speck

Servant

Single

14

1867

Nafferton, Yorkshire, England

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