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Household of William Skilling (born 1840, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 Skilling and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Skilling, born in 1840 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Skilling, born in 1844 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; William (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hector (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Skilling's household

Male

William

Skilling

Head
Female

Mary

Skilling

Wife
Male

William

Skilling

Son
Female

Mary

Skilling

Daughter
Female

Jane

Skilling

Daughter
Male

Hector

Skilling

Son
Female

Helen

Skilling

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Skilling

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Skilling

Daughter
Male

John

Skilling

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Skilling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Skilling

Head

Married

41

1840

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Skilling

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Skilling

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Skilling

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Skilling

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hector

Skilling

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Skilling

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Skilling

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Skilling

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Skilling

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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