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Household of James Douglas (born 1846, Ayrshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Douglas, born in 1846 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Douglas, born in 1843 in -. They had 1 child; James E, born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Boarder, Robert (born 1853 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jane (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Douglas's household

Male

James

Douglas

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Douglas

Wife
Male

James E

Douglas

Son
Male

William

Rea

Boarder
Male

Robert

Girdwood

Boarder
Female

Jane

Harkess

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Douglas

Head

Married

35

1846

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth A

Douglas

Wife

Married

38

1843

-

James E

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Rea

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Girdwood

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Harkess

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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