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Household of James Bald (born 1837, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Bald and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bald, born in 1837 in Berwickshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Selby Bald, born in 1840 in Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Adam (born 1865 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Alex (born 1867 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1869 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Helen (born 1871 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1874 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Betsy (born 1879 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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James Bald's household

Male

James

Bald

Head
Female

Selby

Bald

Wife
Female

Margaret

Bald

Daughter
Male

Adam

Bald

Son
Male

Alex

Bald

Son
Male

John

Bald

Son
Female

Helen

Bald

Daughter
Male

James

Bald

Son
Female

Jessie

Bald

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Bald

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Bald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bald

Head

Married

44

1837

Berwickshire, Scotland

Selby

Bald

Wife

Married

41

1840

Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Bald

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Adam

Bald

Son

-

16

1865

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alex

Bald

Son

-

14

1867

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Bald

Son

-

12

1869

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Bald

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Bald

Son

-

7

1874

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Bald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Betsy

Bald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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