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Household of William Wemyss (born 1846, Galloway)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 Wemyss and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wemyss, born in 1846 in Stranraer, Galloway, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Tomina Wemyss, born in 1848 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Wemyss's household

Male

William

Wemyss

Head
Female

Tomina

Wemyss

Wife
Male

William

Wemyss

Son
Female

Maggie

Wemyss

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wemyss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Stranraer, Galloway, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wemyss

Head

Married

35

1846

Stranraer, Galloway, Scotland

Tomina

Wemyss

Wife

Married

33

1848

Orkney, Scotland

William

Wemyss

Son

Single

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Wemyss

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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