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Household of James Doig (born 1823, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 Doig and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Doig, born in 1823 in Alyth, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Doig, born in 1824 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Isabella (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Emma (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Margaret (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Doig's household

Male

James

Doig

Head
Female

Margaret

Doig

Wife
Female

Isabella

Doig

Daughter
Male

James

Doig

Son
Male

William

Doig

Son
Female

Mary

Doig

Daughter
Male

Charles

Doig

Son
Female

Emma

Doig

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Doig

Niece
Female

Margaret

Doig

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Doig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Doig

Head

Married

58

1823

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Doig

Wife

Married

57

1824

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Doig

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Doig

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Doig

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Doig

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Doig

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Emma

Doig

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Doig

Niece

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Doig

Granddaughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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