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Household of David James (born 1812, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

David James and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David James, born in 1812 in Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Stormont Or James, born in 1813 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1836 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1846 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1853 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1859 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David's Granddaughter, Mary Ann (born 1864 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1869 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David's Grandson, David (born 1869 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David James's household

Male

David

James

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Stormont Or James

Wife
Female

Jane

James

Daughter
Female

Jessie

James

Daughter
Female

Isabella

James

Daughter
Female

Jane

McFarlane

Granddaughter
Female

Mary Ann

Millar

Granddaughter
Female

Elizabeth

James

Granddaughter
Male

David

James

Grandson
First name(s) David
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

James

Head

Married

69

1812

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Stormont Or James

Wife

Married

68

1813

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

James

Daughter

Unmarried

45

1836

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

James

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

James

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

McFarlane

Granddaughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Millar

Granddaughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

James

Granddaughter

-

12

1869

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

James

Grandson

-

12

1869

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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