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Household of James Douglas (born 1809)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunoon & Kilmun, Argyllshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Douglas, born in 1809 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Douglas, born in 1823 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1858 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1862 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Annie C (born 1850 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Bessie (born 1860 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, Wallace (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Sister, Janet (born 1816 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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James Douglas's household

Male

James

Douglas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Douglas

Wife
Male

Thomas

Douglas

Son
Male

Hugh

Douglas

Son
Female

Annie C

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Douglas

Daughter
Male

Wallace

Russell

Grandson
Female

Janet

Henderson

Sister
First name(s) James
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place -

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Douglas

Head

Married

72

1809

-

Elizabeth

Douglas

Wife

Married

58

1823

Argyllshire, Scotland

Thomas

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Argyllshire, Scotland

Hugh

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Argyllshire, Scotland

Annie C

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Argyllshire, Scotland

Bessie

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Argyllshire, Scotland

Wallace

Russell

Grandson

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Henderson

Sister

Widow

65

1816

Argyllshire, Scotland

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