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Household of James Douglas (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Douglas and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Douglas, born in 1847 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Douglas, born in 1844 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Douglas's household

Male

James

Douglas

Head
Female

Mary

Douglas

Wife
Male

David

Douglas

Son
Male

George

Douglas

Son
Male

James

Douglas

Son
Male

Thomas

Douglas

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Douglas

Head

Married

34

1847

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Douglas

Wife

Married

37

1844

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David

Douglas

Son

-

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Douglas

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Douglas

Son

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Douglas

Son

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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