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Household of James A Wenley (born 1834, Ross & Cromarty)

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.

James A Wenley and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James A Wenley, born in 1834 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 11 members. James A was the head of the household, married to Jemima S Wenley, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; George S O (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah A (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James A (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James A's Brother, Robert M (born 1839 in Gatehead, Ayrshire, Scotland), James A's Servant, Marjory (born 1844 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), James A's Servant, Georgina P (born 1857 in England), James A's Servant, Catherine (born 1852 in Argyllshire, Scotland), James A's Servant, Mary J (born 1857 in Orkney, Scotland) and James A's Servant, Janet (born 1859 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James A Wenley's household

Male

James A

Wenley

Head
Female

Jemima S

Wenley

Wife
Male

George S O

Wenley

Son
Female

Sarah A

Wenley

Daughter
Male

James A

Wenley

Son
Male

Robert M

Wenley

Brother
Female

Marjory

Nicol

Servant
Female

Georgina P

Barrett

Servant
Female

Catherine

McColl

Servant
Female

Mary J

Hay

Servant
Female

Janet

Cowan

Servant
First name(s) James A
Last name Wenley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James A

Wenley

Head

Married

47

1834

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jemima S

Wenley

Wife

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George S O

Wenley

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah A

Wenley

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James A

Wenley

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert M

Wenley

Brother

Unmarried

42

1839

Gatehead, Ayrshire, Scotland

Marjory

Nicol

Servant

Unmarried

37

1844

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Georgina P

Barrett

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

England

Catherine

McColl

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary J

Hay

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Orkney, Scotland

Janet

Cowan

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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