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Household of James Cattanach (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birse, Aberdeenshire, 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 Cattanach and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cattanach, born in 1824 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cattanach, born in 1847 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1877 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane Taylor (born 1879 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen Ann (born 1881 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1871 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Charles (born 1867 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, George (born 1858 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Cattanach's household

Male

James

Cattanach

Head
Female

Margaret

Cattanach

Wife
Male

George

Cattanach

Son
Female

Jane Taylor

Cattanach

Daughter
Female

Helen Ann

Cattanach

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary

Coutts

Servant
Male

Charles

Gordon

Servant
Male

George

Christie

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Cattanach
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cattanach

Head

Married

57

1824

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cattanach

Wife

Married

34

1847

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Cattanach

Son

-

4

1877

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane Taylor

Cattanach

Daughter

-

2

1879

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen Ann

Cattanach

Daughter

-

0

1881

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Daughter

-

10

1871

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Coutts

Servant

-

16

1865

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Gordon

Servant

-

14

1867

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Christie

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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