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Household of Hon James W Moncreiff (born 1846, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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.

Hon James W Moncreiff and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hon James W Moncreiff, born in 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 12 members. Hon James W was the head of the household, married to Mary L Moncreiff, born in 1849 in Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane F (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Henry W (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Edwin R (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Hon James W's Servant, Agnes (born 1843 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland), Hon James W's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Glenelg, Invernessshire, Scotland), Hon James W's Servant, Alexa (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Hon James W's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland), Hon James W's Servant, Barbara M (born 1859 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Hon James W's Servant, Margaret B (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Hon James W Moncreiff's household

Male

Hon James W

Moncreiff

Head
Female

Mary L

Moncreiff

Wife
Male

Jane F

Moncreiff

Son
Male

George

Moncreiff

Son
Male

Henry W

Moncreiff

Son
Male

Edwin R

Moncreiff

Son
Female

Agnes

Gow

Servant
Female

Mary

McLeod

Servant
Female

Alexa

Russell

Servant
Female

Mary

Cameron

Servant
Female

Barbara M

Elder

Servant
Female

Margaret B

Crichton

Servant
First name(s) Hon James W
Last name Moncreiff
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hon James W

Moncreiff

Head

Married

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary L

Moncreiff

Wife

Married

32

1849

Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane F

Moncreiff

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Moncreiff

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Henry W

Moncreiff

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Edwin R

Moncreiff

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Gow

Servant

Unmarried

38

1843

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Glenelg, Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexa

Russell

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Cameron

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Barbara M

Elder

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret B

Crichton

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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