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Household of Margaret Elder (born 1847, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

Margaret Elder and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Elder, born in 1847 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, consisted of 4 members. Margaret was the head of the household, married to Marion Elder, born in 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Marion, born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Adopted Daughter, Agness (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret's Grandmother, Marion (born 1817 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Margaret Elder's household

Female

Margaret

Elder

Head
Female

Marion

Elder

Daughter
Female

Agness

Craig

Adopted Daughter
Female

Marion

Muir

Grandmother
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Elder
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Elder

Head

Married

34

1847

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Marion

Elder

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agness

Craig

Adopted Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Muir

Grandmother

Widow

64

1817

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

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