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Household of James Cunningham (born 1838, Ayrshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cunningham, born in 1838 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Cunningham, born in 1842 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1867 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Son, George M Adam, born in 1863 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Cunningham's household

Male

James

Cunningham

Head
Female

Janet

Cunningham

Wife
Male

George M

Adam

Step Son
Male

James

Cunningham

Son
Male

John

Cunningham

Son
Male

Alexander

Cunningham

Son
Male

William

Cunningham

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Cunningham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cunningham

Head

Married

43

1838

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Cunningham

Wife

Married

39

1842

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George M

Adam

Step Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cunningham

Son

-

14

1867

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cunningham

Son

-

12

1869

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cunningham

Son

-

10

1871

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Cunningham

Son

-

2

1879

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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