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Household of James Corbett (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 Corbett and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Corbett, born in 1836 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Corbett, born in 1840 in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Maggie Sharp, born in 1864 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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James Corbett's household

Male

James

Corbett

Head
Female

Christina

Corbett

Wife
Female

Maggie

Corbett

Daughter
Male

John

Corbett

Son
Female

Jessie

Corbett

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Corbett

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Sharp

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Corbett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Corbett

Head

Married

45

1836

Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Corbett

Wife

Married

41

1840

Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland

Maggie

Corbett

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Corbett

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Corbett

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Corbett

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Sharp

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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