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Household of William Sevewright (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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 Sevewright and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sevewright, born in 1837 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Sevewright, born in 1856 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother-In-Law, Alexander Portious, born in 1873 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Sevewright's household

Male

William

Sevewright

Head
Female

Jessie

Sevewright

Wife
Male

William

Sevewright

Son
Male

Alexander

Portious

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Sevewright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sevewright

Head

Married

44

1837

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sevewright

Wife

Married

25

1856

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Sevewright

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Portious

Brother-In-Law

-

8

1873

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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