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Household of Thomas Herdman (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

Thomas Herdman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Herdman, born in 1837 in , consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Herdman, born in 1835 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1852 in Berwickshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Wilhelmina (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Wilson (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Niece, Mary Brown, born in 1881 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Thomas Herdman's household

Male

Thomas

Herdman

Head
Female

Mary

Herdman

Wife
Female

Agnes

Herdman

Daughter
Male

Edward

Herdman

Son
Female

Wilhelmina

Herdman

Daughter
Male

Wilson

Herdman

Son
Female

Margaret

Herdman

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brown

Niece
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Herdman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Herdman

Head

Married

44

1837

England

Mary

Herdman

Wife

Married

46

1835

Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

Agnes

Herdman

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Berwickshire, Scotland

Edward

Herdman

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Herdman

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Wilson

Herdman

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Herdman

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Niece

-

0

1881

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

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