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Household of James Carruthers (born 1829, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, 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 Carruthers and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Carruthers, born in 1829 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Carruthers, born in 1841 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; John (born 1859 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1861 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jennet (born 1863 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1866 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Frances (born 1868 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1879 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Robert Blacklock, born in 1863 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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James Carruthers's household

Male

James

Carruthers

Head
Female

Mary

Carruthers

Wife
Male

John

Carruthers

Son
Female

Margaret

Carruthers

Daughter
Female

Jennet

Carruthers

Daughter
Female

Grace

Carruthers

Daughter
Female

Frances

Carruthers

Daughter
Male

James

Carruthers

Son
Male

William

Carruthers

Son
Female

Mary

Carruthers

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Carruthers

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Carruthers

Son
Male

Robert

Blacklock

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Carruthers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Carruthers

Head

Married

52

1829

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Carruthers

Wife

Married

40

1841

Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Carruthers

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Carruthers

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jennet

Carruthers

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Grace

Carruthers

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Frances

Carruthers

Daughter

-

13

1868

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Carruthers

Son

-

11

1870

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Carruthers

Son

-

9

1872

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Carruthers

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Carruthers

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Joseph

Carruthers

Son

-

2

1879

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Blacklock

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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