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Household of William Sievwright (born 1831, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Sievwright and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sievwright, born in 1831 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sievwright, born in 1835 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Harriot (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Henry (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Allan (born 1877 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, John (born 1866 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Niece, Eliza (born 1871 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Sievwright's household

Male

William

Sievwright

Head
Female

Margaret

Sievwright

Wife
Female

Harriot

Sievwright

Daughter
Male

Henry

Sievwright

Son
Male

William

Sievwright

Son
Female

Margaret

Sievwright

Daughter
Male

Allan

Sievwright

Son
Male

John

Cuthill

Nephew
Female

Eliza

Cuthill

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Sievwright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sievwright

Head

Married

50

1831

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Sievwright

Wife

Married

46

1835

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Harriot

Sievwright

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry

Sievwright

Son

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Sievwright

Son

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Sievwright

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Allan

Sievwright

Son

-

4

1877

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Cuthill

Nephew

-

15

1866

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Cuthill

Niece

-

10

1871

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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