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Household of William Vivers (born 1843, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, 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 Vivers and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Vivers, born in 1843 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Vivers, born in 1843 in Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1863 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George (born 1871 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1873 in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1851 in Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Mary (born 1823 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William's Servant, David (born 1839 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Janet (born 1859 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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William Vivers's household

Male

William

Vivers

Head
Female

Agnes

Vivers

Wife
Male

Robert

Vivers

Son
Male

George

Vivers

Son
Male

Thomas

Vivers

Son
Female

Mary

Anderson

Sister-In-Law
Female

Mary

Forbes

Boarder
Male

David

Kerr

Servant
Female

Janet

Armstrong

Servant
Female

Mary

McWhurter

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Vivers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Vivers

Head

Married

38

1843

Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Vivers

Wife

Married

38

1843

Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Vivers

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Vivers

Son

-

10

1871

Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Vivers

Son

-

8

1873

Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

30

1851

Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Forbes

Boarder

Unmarried

58

1823

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Kerr

Servant

Married

42

1839

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Armstrong

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

McWhurter

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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