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Household of James Dilly (born 1847, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Dilly and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dilly, born in 1847 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Dilly, born in 1845 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1867 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1870 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Stewart (born 1872 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1874 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Anderson (born 1876 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Samuel (born 1878 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary J (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Margaret Morrison, born in 1802 in Aberdour, Banffshire, Scotland.


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James Dilly's household

Male

James

Dilly

Head
Female

Mary

Dilly

Wife
Male

William

Dilly

Son
Male

James

Dilly

Son
Male

Stewart

Dilly

Son
Male

George

Dilly

Son
Male

Anderson

Dilly

Son
Male

Samuel

Dilly

Son
Female

Mary J

Dilly

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Morrison

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Dilly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dilly

Head

Married

34

1847

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Dilly

Wife

Married

36

1845

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Dilly

Son

-

14

1867

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Dilly

Son

-

11

1870

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Stewart

Dilly

Son

-

9

1872

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Dilly

Son

-

7

1874

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Anderson

Dilly

Son

-

5

1876

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Samuel

Dilly

Son

-

3

1878

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary J

Dilly

Daughter

-

2

1879

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Morrison

Boarder

Widow

79

1802

Aberdour, Banffshire, Scotland

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