Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Campbell (born 1845, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Campbell, born in 1845 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Campbell, born in 1850 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1876 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1878 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's -, Isabella (born 1829 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Janet (born 1866 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Campbell's household

Male

James

Campbell

Head
Female

Margaret

Campbell

Wife
Male

James

Campbell

Son
Female

Margaret

Campbell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Campbell

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Campbell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Campbell

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McCallum

-
Female

Janet

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Campbell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Campbell

Head

Married

36

1845

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Campbell

Wife

Married

31

1850

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Campbell

Son

-

5

1876

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Campbell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Campbell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Barbara

Campbell

Daughter

-

3

1878

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Campbell

Daughter

-

1

1880

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

McCallum

-

Unmarried

52

1829

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Servant

-

15

1866

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Campbell in Old Ardrossan in 1881, and follow the Campbell family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Campbell

We’ve found James Campbell in 810 family trees. Find out more about James Campbell's household and view the Campbell family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census