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Household of James Caithness (born 1799, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochlee, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Caithness and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Caithness, born in 1799 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Caithness, born in 1810 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1843 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Servant, William (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, David (born 1865 in Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Caithness's household

Male

James

Caithness

Head
Female

Helen

Caithness

Wife
Male

James

Caithness

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nicol

Servant
Male

William

Smith

Servant
Male

David

Irons

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Caithness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 82
Birth year 1799
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Caithness

Head

Married

82

1799

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Caithness

Wife

Married

71

1810

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Caithness

Son

Unmarried

38

1843

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Nicol

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Irons

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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