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Household of James Cappie (born 1830, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 Cappie and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cappie, born in 1830 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emily G Moffat Cappie, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 9 children; Mary (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert William (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Emily (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie Margerate (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah Euphema (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alice Mary (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Kenneth Alexander (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margerate (born 1860 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Helen (born 1861 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Cappie's household

Male

James

Cappie

Head
Female

Emily G Moffat

Cappie

Wife
Female

Mary

Cappie

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cappie

Daughter
Male

James

Cappie

Son
Male

Robert William

Cappie

Son
Female

Emily

Cappie

Daughter
Female

Jessie Margerate

Cappie

Daughter
Female

Sarah Euphema

Cappie

Daughter
Female

Alice Mary

Cappie

Daughter
Male

Kenneth Alexander

Cappie

Son
Female

Margerate

Johnston

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

McIntosh

Servant
Female

Helen

Kerr

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cappie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cappie

Head

Married

51

1830

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Emily G Moffat

Cappie

Wife

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Cappie

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cappie

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Cappie

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert William

Cappie

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Emily

Cappie

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie Margerate

Cappie

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah Euphema

Cappie

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice Mary

Cappie

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Kenneth Alexander

Cappie

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margerate

Johnston

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

McIntosh

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Helen

Kerr

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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