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Household of James Campbell (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West 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 Campbell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Campbell, born in 1847 in Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Campbell, born in 1848 in Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Catherine (born 1871 in Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1873 in Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1877 in Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1881 in Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland) and Bessie (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Catherine (born 1860 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and James's Servant, Catherine (born 1863 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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James Campbell's household

Male

James

Campbell

Head
Female

Margaret

Campbell

Wife
Female

Catherine

Campbell

Daughter
Male

Peter

Campbell

Son
Female

Christina

Campbell

Daughter
Male

John

Campbell

Son
Female

Margaret

Campbell

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Campbell

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Purdie

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Marshall

Servant
Female

Catherine

Currie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Campbell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Campbell

Head

Married

34

1847

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Campbell

Wife

Married

33

1848

Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Campbell

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Campbell

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Campbell

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Campbell

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Campbell

Daughter

-

0

1881

Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland

Bessie

Campbell

Daughter

-

0

1881

-

Catherine

Purdie

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Marshall

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Currie

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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