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Household of James Douglas (born 1831, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bunessan, 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 1831 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Douglas, born in 1839 in Kilmuir, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Duncan (born 1865 in Argyllshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Harriet (born 1872 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Malcolm (born 1876 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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James Douglas's household

Male

James

Douglas

Head
Female

Janet

Douglas

Wife
Male

Duncan

Douglas

Son
Male

William

Douglas

Son
Female

Janet

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Douglas

Daughter
Male

Malcolm

Douglas

Son
Female

Catherine

Douglas

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Douglas

Head

Married

50

1831

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Douglas

Wife

Married

42

1839

Kilmuir, Invernessshire, Scotland

Duncan

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Argyllshire, Scotland

William

Douglas

Son

-

14

1867

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

Douglas

Daughter

-

11

1870

Argyllshire, Scotland

Harriet

Douglas

Daughter

-

9

1872

Argyllshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Douglas

Son

-

5

1876

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

Douglas

Daughter

-

0

1881

Argyllshire, Scotland

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