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Household of James Cummings (born 1838, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire, 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 Cummings and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cummings, born in 1838 in Invernessshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cummings, born in 1849 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1869 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1877 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1879 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother-In-Law, David McKendrick, born in 1855 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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James Cummings's household

Male

James

Cummings

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cummings

Wife
Male

Robert

Cummings

Son
Female

Margaret

Cummings

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cummings

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Cummings

Son
Female

Catherine

Cummings

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cummings

Daughter
Male

David

McKendrick

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Cummings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cummings

Head

Married

43

1838

Invernessshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cummings

Wife

Married

32

1849

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Cummings

Son

-

12

1869

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cummings

Daughter

-

8

1873

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Cummings

Daughter

-

6

1875

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald

Cummings

Son

-

4

1877

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cummings

Daughter

-

2

1879

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cummings

Daughter

-

0

1881

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

McKendrick

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

26

1855

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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