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Household of Thomas Ormesby (born 1835, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Girvan, Ayrshire, 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 Ormesby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ormesby, born in 1835 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ormesby, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1865 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Henry Watt, born in 1807 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Ormesby's household

Male

Thomas

Ormesby

Head
Female

Mary

Ormesby

Wife
Male

Robert

Ormesby

Son
Male

William

Ormesby

Son
Male

Andrew

Ormesby

Son
Male

James

Ormesby

Son
Male

Henry

Watt

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ormesby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ormesby

Head

Married

46

1835

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Ormesby

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Robert

Ormesby

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Ormesby

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

Ormesby

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Ormesby

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Henry

Watt

Boarder

Unmarried

74

1807

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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