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Household of James Carson (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Carson, born in 1831 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alexander Carson, born in 1869 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1869 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1872 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, David (born 1816 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and James's Lodger, John (born 1819 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Carson's household

Female

James

Carson

Head
Male

Alexander

Carson

Son
Male

James

Carson

Son
Male

David

Smith

Lodger
Male

John

Gallocher

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Carson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Carson

Head

Married

50

1831

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Carson

Son

-

12

1869

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Carson

Son

-

9

1872

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Smith

Lodger

Married

65

1816

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

Gallocher

Lodger

Unmarried

62

1819

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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