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Household of James Charles (born 1829, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, 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 Charles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Charles, born in 1829 in Fordyce, Banffshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Charles, born in 1837 in St Andrews, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in St Andrews, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Wilhelmina Y (born 1876 in England), Alfred W (born 1878 in England) and Louisa J (born 1880 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Charles's household

Male

James

Charles

Head
Female

Margaret

Charles

Wife
Male

James

Charles

Son
Male

Alexander

Charles

Son
Female

Isabella

Charles

Daughter
Male

John

Charles

Son
Female

Wilhelmina Y

Charles

Daughter
Male

Alfred W

Charles

Son
Female

Louisa J

Charles

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Charles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Charles

Head

Married

52

1829

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Charles

Wife

Married

44

1837

St Andrews, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

James

Charles

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Charles

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Charles

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Charles

Son

-

15

1866

St Andrews, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Wilhelmina Y

Charles

Daughter

-

5

1876

England

Alfred W

Charles

Son

-

3

1878

England

Louisa J

Charles

Daughter

-

1

1880

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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