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Household of James Ambercrombie (born 1842, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Ambercrombie and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ambercrombie, born in 1842 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ambercrombie, born in 1847 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Maggie, born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Son, James Hepburn, born in 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Ambercrombie's household

Male

James

Ambercrombie

Head
Female

Mary

Ambercrombie

Wife
Male

James

Hepburn

Step Son
Female

Maggie

Abercrombie

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Ambercrombie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ambercrombie

Head

Married

39

1842

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Ambercrombie

Wife

Married

34

1847

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

James

Hepburn

Step Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Abercrombie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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