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Household of William Bonar (born 1825, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmarnock, 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.

William Bonar and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bonar, born in 1825 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bonar, born in 1849 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1870 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1879 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Mary Laferty, born in 1818 in Crosshill, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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William Bonar's household

Male

William

Bonar

Head
Female

Margaret

Bonar

Wife
Female

Mary

Bonar

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bonar

Daughter
Male

William

Bonar

Son
Male

John

Bonar

Son
Female

Sarah

Bonar

Daughter
Female

Mary

Laferty

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Bonar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bonar

Head

Married

56

1825

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bonar

Wife

Married

32

1849

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Bonar

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bonar

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Bonar

Son

-

6

1875

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Bonar

Son

-

4

1877

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Bonar

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Laferty

Mother

Widow

63

1818

Crosshill, Ayrshire, Scotland

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