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Household of James Copeland (born 1827, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hillhead, 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 Copeland and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Copeland, born in 1827 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Copeland, born in 1843 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1854 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Christina (born 1856 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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James Copeland's household

Male

James

Copeland

Head
Female

Jane

Copeland

Wife
Female

Jessie

Copeland

Daughter
Male

William

Copeland

Son
Female

Ann

Copeland

Daughter
Male

James

Copeland

Son
Female

Jane

Copeland

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Servant
Female

Christina

McLachlan

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Copeland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Copeland

Head

Married

54

1827

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Copeland

Wife

Married

38

1843

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Copeland

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Copeland

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Copeland

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Copeland

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Copeland

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Invernessshire, Scotland

Christina

McLachlan

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Argyllshire, Scotland

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