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Household of William Speed (born 1819, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, 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 Speed and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Speed, born in 1819 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Speed, born in 1816 in Granton, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; George (born 1845 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1849 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Relative, Frederick (born 1808 in Granton, Invernessshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Servant, Annie (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Speed's household

Male

William

Speed

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Speed

Wife
Male

George

Speed

Son
Male

Alexander

Speed

Son
Male

Frederick

Grant

Relative
Female

Sarah

Timmons

Servant
Female

Annie

Maxwell

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Speed
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Speed

Head

Married

62

1819

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Speed

Wife

Married

65

1816

Granton, Invernessshire, Scotland

George

Speed

Son

Unmarried

36

1845

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Speed

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Frederick

Grant

Relative

Unmarried

73

1808

Granton, Invernessshire, Scotland

Sarah

Timmons

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Maxwell

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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