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Household of William W Douglas (born 1835, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, 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 W Douglas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William W Douglas, born in 1835 in Southwick, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 8 members. William W was the head of the household, married to Margaret Douglas, born in 1837 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William W D (born 1868 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1872 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary Agnes (born 1879 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was William W's Mother-In-Law, Janet Carruthers, born in 1806 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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William W Douglas's household

Male

William W

Douglas

Head
Female

Margaret

Douglas

Wife
Male

William W D

Douglas

Son
Female

Catherine

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Janet

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Mary Agnes

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Janet

Carruthers

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William W
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Southwick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William W

Douglas

Head

Married

46

1835

Southwick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

Douglas

Wife

Married

44

1837

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William W D

Douglas

Son

-

13

1868

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Douglas

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Douglas

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Douglas

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Agnes

Douglas

Daughter

-

2

1879

-

Janet

Carruthers

Mother-In-Law

-

75

1806

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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