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Household of William Somerville (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Somerville, born in 1833 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Somerville, born in 1845 in Sligo, Sligo, Ireland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie G (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen A (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Edward (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Somerville's household

Male

William

Somerville

Head
Female

Margaret A

Somerville

Wife
Female

Margaret

Somerville

Daughter
Female

Jessie G

Somerville

Daughter
Female

Helen A

Somerville

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Somerville

Son
Male

Edward

Somerville

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Somerville
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Somerville

Head

Married

48

1833

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Somerville

Wife

Married

36

1845

Sligo, Sligo, Ireland

Margaret

Somerville

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie G

Somerville

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen A

Somerville

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Somerville

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Somerville

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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