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Household of James Cameron (born 1843, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire, 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 Cameron and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cameron, born in 1843 in Houston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Cameron, born in 1844 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1867 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1870 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1872 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1874 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1877 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, Robert (born 1857 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Nephew, James (born 1864 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Cameron's household

Male

James

Cameron

Head
Female

Mary

Cameron

Wife
Female

Mary

Cameron

Daughter
Female

Grace

Cameron

Daughter
Male

Charles

Cameron

Son
Female

Janet

Cameron

Daughter
Female

Martha

Cameron

Daughter
Male

James

Cameron

Son
Female

Margaret

Cameron

Daughter
Male

Robert

Craig

Nephew
Male

James

Cameron

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Cameron
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cameron

Head

Married

38

1843

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Cameron

Wife

Married

37

1844

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Cameron

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Grace

Cameron

Daughter

-

11

1870

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Charles

Cameron

Son

-

9

1872

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Cameron

Daughter

-

7

1874

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha

Cameron

Daughter

-

4

1877

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Cameron

Son

-

2

1879

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cameron

Daughter

-

0

1881

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Craig

Nephew

Unmarried

24

1857

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Cameron

Nephew

Unmarried

17

1864

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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