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Household of James Carson (born 1823, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Carson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Carson, born in 1823 in Kirkbean, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Anne Carson, born in 1830 in Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet T (born 1857 in Bowden, Perthshire, Scotland), Jamina M (born 1861 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland), James T (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John R (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary K (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Anne R (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Carson's household

Male

James

Carson

Head
Female

Anne

Carson

Wife
Female

Janet T

Carson

Daughter
Female

Jamina M

Carson

Daughter
Male

James T

Carson

Son
Male

John R

Carson

Son
Female

Mary K

Carson

Daughter
Female

Anne R

Carson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Carson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Kirkbean, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Carson

Head

Married

58

1823

Kirkbean, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Anne

Carson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet T

Carson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Bowden, Perthshire, Scotland

Jamina M

Carson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

James T

Carson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John R

Carson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary K

Carson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Anne R

Carson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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