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Household of James Collens (born 1849, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, 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 Collens and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Collens, born in 1849 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Collens, born in 1848 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bella (born 1878 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1879 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Collens's household

Male

James

Collens

Head
Female

Janet

Collens

Wife
Male

James

Collens

Son
Female

Eliza

Collens

Daughter
Male

William

Collens

Son
Male

John

Collens

Son
Female

Bella

Collens

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Collens

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Collens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Collens

Head

Married

32

1849

Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Collens

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Collens

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Collens

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Collens

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Collens

Son

-

5

1876

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bella

Collens

Daughter

-

3

1878

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Collens

Son

-

2

1879

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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