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Household of Edward James (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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.

Edward James and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward James, born in 1835 in , consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Janet James, born in 1837 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane D (born 1860 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1867 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Edward S (born 1870 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Bessie B (born 1872 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David C (born 1874 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John M (born 1877 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Servant, Mary Brown, born in 1863 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Edward James's household

Male

Edward

James

Head
Female

Janet

James

Wife
Female

Jane D

James

Daughter
Male

Robert

James

Son
Male

George

James

Son
Male

Edward S

James

Son
Female

Bessie B

James

Daughter
Male

David C

James

Son
Male

John M

James

Son
Female

Mary

Brown

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

James

Head

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Janet

James

Wife

Married

44

1837

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane D

James

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

James

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

James

Son

-

14

1867

Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Edward S

James

Son

-

11

1870

Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Bessie B

James

Daughter

-

9

1872

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David C

James

Son

-

7

1874

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John M

James

Son

-

4

1877

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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