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Household of William Stevenson (born 1835, Midlothian)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Stevenson, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Stevenson, born in 1837 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Rachel (born 1859 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1861 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, James (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Duncan (born 1855 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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William Stevenson's household

Male

William

Stevenson

Head
Female

Janet

Stevenson

Wife
Female

Rachel

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Stevenson

Son
Male

Alexander

Stevenson

Son
Male

John

Stevenson

Son
Male

William

Stevenson

Son
Male

Robert

Stevenson

Son
Male

James

Thompson

Grandson
Male

Duncan

McCrae

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Stevenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Stevenson

Head

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Stevenson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Rachel

Thompson

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Stevenson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Stevenson

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Stevenson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Stevenson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Stevenson

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thompson

Grandson

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McCrae

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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