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Household of James Campbell (born 1842, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmalcolm, 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 Campbell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Campbell, born in 1842 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Campbell, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane Whyte (born 1872 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1874 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James Whyte (born 1880 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, William (born 1862 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Campbell's household

Male

James

Campbell

Head
Female

Jane

Campbell

Wife
Male

William

Neil

Step Son
Female

Jane Whyte

Campbell

Daughter
Female

Helen

Campbell

Daughter
Male

James Whyte

Campbell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Campbell

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Campbell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Campbell

Head

Married

39

1842

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Campbell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Neil

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane Whyte

Campbell

Daughter

-

9

1872

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Campbell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James Whyte

Campbell

Son

-

1

1880

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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