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Household of James Derry (born 1826, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts (Middle), 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 Derry and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Derry, born in 1826 in Dunbartonshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Derry, born in 1827 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1854 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1862 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1865 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James (born 1871 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1830 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James's Grandson, John (born 1881 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Derry's household

Male

James

Derry

Head
Female

Isabella

Derry

Wife
Male

Robert

Derry

Son
Female

Catherine

Derry

Daughter
Male

John

Derry

Son
Female

Janet

Derry

Daughter
Male

James

Derry

Son
Female

Janet

Gilchrist

Granddaughter
Male

John

McLachlan

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Derry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Derry

Head

Married

55

1826

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella

Derry

Wife

Married

54

1827

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Derry

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine

Derry

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Derry

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Derry

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Derry

Son

-

10

1871

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Gilchrist

Granddaughter

-

51

1830

Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

McLachlan

Grandson

-

0

1881

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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