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Household of William Whitelaw (born 1837, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, 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 Whitelaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Whitelaw, born in 1837 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret F S Whitelaw, born in 1848 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert G (born 1872 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Marion S (born 1878 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Margaret J (born 1880 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and William S (born 1881 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Chryston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Eliza (born 1864 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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William Whitelaw's household

Male

William

Whitelaw

Head
Female

Margaret F S

Whitelaw

Wife
Male

Robert G

Whitelaw

Son
Female

Marion S

Whitelaw

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Whitelaw

Daughter
Male

William S

Whitelaw

Son
Female

Margaret

McCulloch

Servant
Female

Eliza

Cullen

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Whitelaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Whitelaw

Head

Married

44

1837

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret F S

Whitelaw

Wife

Married

33

1848

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Robert G

Whitelaw

Son

-

9

1872

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Marion S

Whitelaw

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Whitelaw

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William S

Whitelaw

Son

-

0

1881

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

McCulloch

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Chryston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Cullen

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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