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Household of James Abraham (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 Abraham and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Abraham, born in 1852 in Neilston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Abraham, born in 1851 in Neilston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother, John (born 1861 in Neilston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Hugh (born 1860 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, William (born 1863 in Ireland).


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James Abraham's household

Male

James

Abraham

Head
Female

Jessie

Abraham

Wife
Male

James

Abraham

Son
Female

Janet

Abraham

Daughter
Male

John

Abraham

Son
Male

William

Abraham

Son
Male

John

Abraham

Brother
Male

Hugh

McElanny

Boarder
Male

William

McElanny

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Abraham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Neilston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Abraham

Head

Married

29

1852

Neilston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Abraham

Wife

Married

30

1851

Neilston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Abraham

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Abraham

Daughter

-

4

1877

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Abraham

Son

-

2

1879

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Abraham

Son

-

0

1881

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Abraham

Brother

Unmarried

20

1861

Neilston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

McElanny

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

William

McElanny

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

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