Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Birss (born 1801, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Birss and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Birss, born in 1801 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Birss, born in 1806 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Georgina (born 1870 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), James's Lodger, Robert (born 1829 in -) and James's Lodger, Margaret (born 1829 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Birss's household

Male

James

Birss

Head
Female

Mary

Birss

Wife
Female

Georgina

Traser

Granddaughter
Male

Robert

Greenwood

Lodger
Female

Margaret

Greenwood

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Birss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Birss

Head

Married

80

1801

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Birss

Wife

Married

75

1806

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Georgina

Traser

Granddaughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Robert

Greenwood

Lodger

Married

52

1829

-

Margaret

Greenwood

Lodger

Married

52

1829

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Birss in Kincardine O'neil in 1881, and follow the Birss family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Birss

We’ve found James Birss in 19 family trees. Find out more about James Birss' household and view the Birss family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census