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Household of James Agnew (born 1808, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, England

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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 Agnew and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Agnew, born in 1808 in Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Agnew, born in 1807 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1832 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 grandchildren; James (born 1864 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1868 in New Zealand).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Henry (born 1821 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, James (born 1862 in Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, John (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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James Agnew's household

Male

James

Agnew

Head
Female

Mary

Agnew

Wife
Female

Margaret

Rolands

Daughter
Male

James

Rolands

Grand Son
Male

William

Rolands

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Agnew

Grand Daughter
Male

Henry

Hewitt

Servant
Male

James

Rockliffe

Servant
Male

John

Welsh

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Agnew
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Agnew

Head

Married

73

1808

Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Agnew

Wife

Married

74

1807

Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rolands

Daughter

Widow

49

1832

Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Rolands

Grand Son

Single

17

1864

Rainford, Lancashire, England

William

Rolands

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Agnew

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

New Zealand

Henry

Hewitt

Servant

Single

60

1821

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

James

Rockliffe

Servant

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

John

Welsh

Servant

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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