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Household of James Bunyan (born 1840, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, 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 Bunyan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bunyan, born in 1840 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bunyan, born in 1845 in Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1869 in Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Jessie Sandlands, born in 1855 in Berwickshire, Scotland.


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James Bunyan's household

Male

James

Bunyan

Head
Female

Margaret

Bunyan

Wife
Male

George

Bunyan

Son
Female

Jessie

Bunyan

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bunyan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bunyan

Daughter
Male

James

Bunyan

Son
Male

Alexander

Bunyan

Son
Female

Jessie

Sandlands

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Bunyan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bunyan

Head

Married

41

1840

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bunyan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Berwickshire, Scotland

George

Bunyan

Son

-

12

1869

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jessie

Bunyan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Thomas

Bunyan

Son

-

9

1872

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bunyan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Bunyan

Son

-

3

1878

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alexander

Bunyan

Son

-

1

1880

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sandlands

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Berwickshire, Scotland

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