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Household of William Williams (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, 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 Williams and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Williams, born in 1848 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Williams, born in 1840 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1862 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Louis G (born 1863 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man), Thomas (born 1872 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Fanny (born 1875 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Robert (born 1859 in Perthshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Annie (born 1863 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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William Williams's household

Male

William

Williams

Head
Female

Catherine

Williams

Wife
Female

Janet

Williams

Daughter
Male

Louis G

Williams

Son
Male

Thomas

Williams

Son
Female

Fanny

Williams

Daughter
Male

Robert

Mack

Boarder
Female

Annie

McNab

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Williams

Head

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Catherine

Williams

Wife

Married

41

1840

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Janet

Williams

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Louis G

Williams

Son

-

18

1863

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Thomas

Williams

Son

-

9

1872

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Fanny

Williams

Daughter

-

6

1875

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Mack

Boarder

-

22

1859

Perthshire, Scotland

Annie

McNab

Servant

-

18

1863

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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