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Household of William Tod (born 1852, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colinton, Midlothian, 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 Tod and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tod, born in 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Tod, born in 1842 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1869 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Lily (born 1872 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Marion (born 1864 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Father-In-Law, Robert (born 1808 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Tod's household

Male

William

Tod

Head
Female

Margaret

Tod

Wife
Male

William

Tod

Son
Female

Lily

Tod

Daughter
Female

Jane

Tod

Daughter
Male

James

Tod

Son
Female

Marion

Davidson

Step Daughter
Male

Robert

Davidson

Father-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Tod
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tod

Head

Married

29

1852

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Tod

Wife

Married

39

1842

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

William

Tod

Son

-

12

1869

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Lily

Tod

Daughter

-

9

1872

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Tod

Daughter

-

4

1877

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Tod

Son

-

2

1879

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Davidson

Step Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Davidson

Father-In-Law

Widower

73

1808

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

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