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Household of James Beswick (born 1855, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 Beswick and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Beswick, born in 1855 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Beswick, born in 1856 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Isabella Russell (born 1878 in Slamannan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah Jane (born 1880 in Slamannan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Margaret Thomson, born in 1862 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.


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James Beswick's household

Male

James

Beswick

Head
Female

Christina

Beswick

Wife
Female

Isabella Russell

Beswick

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Beswick

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Beswick
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Beswick

Head

Married

26

1855

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Beswick

Wife

Married

25

1856

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella Russell

Beswick

Daughter

-

3

1878

Slamannan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah Jane

Beswick

Daughter

-

1

1880

Slamannan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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