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Household of James Clarke (born 1828, Midlothian)

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 Clarke and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Clarke, born in 1828 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary H Clarke, born in 1846 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James H (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles A (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George Mcwhea (born 1879 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Douglas R (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Jane Gardner, born in 1864 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Clarke's household

Male

James

Clarke

Head
Female

Mary H

Clarke

Wife
Male

James H

Clarke

Son
Male

William

Clarke

Son
Male

Charles A

Clarke

Son
Male

George Mcwhea

Clarke

Son
Male

Douglas R

Clarke

Son
Female

Jane

Gardner

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Clarke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Clarke

Head

Married

53

1828

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary H

Clarke

Wife

Married

35

1846

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James H

Clarke

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Clarke

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles A

Clarke

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George Mcwhea

Clarke

Son

-

2

1879

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Douglas R

Clarke

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Gardner

Servant

-

17

1864

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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