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Household of James Clark (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 Clark and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Clark, born in 1836 in Fife, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane W Clark, born in 1837 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1863 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Christina (born 1867 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland), Andrew (born 1870 in Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1877 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Margaret (born 1859 in Leven, Fife, Scotland) and James's Boarder, George (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Clark's household

Male

James

Clark

Head
Female

Jane W

Clark

Wife
Female

Jessie

Clark

Daughter
Female

Christina

Clark

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Clark

Son
Female

Jane

Clark

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Clark

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Doig

Boarder
Female

George

Hare

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Clark
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Clark

Head

Married

45

1836

Fife, Scotland

Jane W

Clark

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Clark

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Clark

Daughter

-

14

1867

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Clark

Son

-

11

1870

Fife, Scotland

Jane

Clark

Daughter

-

9

1872

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

Jemima

Clark

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Doig

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Leven, Fife, Scotland

George

Hare

Boarder

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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