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Household of William Somerville (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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 Somerville and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Somerville, born in 1840 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Somerville, born in 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1865 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Susan (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Somerville's household

Male

William

Somerville

Head
Female

Catherine

Somerville

Wife
Male

John

Somerville

Son
Male

James

Somerville

Son
Male

Robert

Somerville

Son
Female

Susan

Somerville

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Somerville
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Somerville

Head

Married

41

1840

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Somerville

Wife

-

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Somerville

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Somerville

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Somerville

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Somerville

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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