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Household of James Abercrombie (born 1848, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, 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 Abercrombie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Abercrombie, born in 1848 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shaw Abercrombie, born in 1849 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1869 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jean (born 1874 in Cleland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Robert Jaffrie, born in 1832 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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James Abercrombie's household

Male

James

Abercrombie

Head
Female

Elizabeth Shaw

Abercrombie

Wife
Female

Margaret

Abercrombie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Abercrombie

Son
Female

Jean

Abercrombie

Daughter
Female

Mary

Abercrombie

Daughter
Male

Robert

Abercrombie

Son
Male

Robert

Jaffrie

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Abercrombie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Abercrombie

Head

Married

33

1848

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Shaw

Abercrombie

Wife

Married

32

1849

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Abercrombie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Abercrombie

Son

-

9

1872

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jean

Abercrombie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Cleland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Abercrombie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Abercrombie

Son

-

1

1880

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Jaffrie

Lodger

Unmarried

49

1832

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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