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Household of James Blackie (born 1840, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

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 Blackie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Blackie, born in 1840 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Blackie, born in 1844 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes (born 1866 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Janet (born 1874 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1876 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Ann (born 1879 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Alexdrina (born 1881 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Agnes (born 1818 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1860 in Guilford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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James Blackie's household

Male

James

Blackie

Head
Female

Janet

Blackie

Wife
Female

Agnes

Blackie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Blackie

Daughter
Female

Janet

Blackie

Daughter
Male

William

Blackie

Son
Female

Ann

Blackie

Daughter
Female

Alexdrina

Blackie

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Jamieson

Mother
Male

Thomas

Purves

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Blackie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Blackie

Head

Married

41

1840

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Blackie

Wife

Married

37

1844

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Blackie

Daughter

-

15

1866

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Blackie

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Blackie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Blackie

Son

-

5

1876

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ann

Blackie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexdrina

Blackie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Jamieson

Mother

Married

63

1818

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Purves

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Guilford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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