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Household of James Drysdale (born 1830, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Logie, Perthshire, 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 Drysdale and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Drysdale, born in 1830 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to C L Drysdale, born in 1835 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Joanna (born 1803 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Brother, Thomas (born 1843 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Niece, Jessie (born 1858 in Ireland), James's Niece, Ethel (born 1872 in Ireland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Susan (born 1864 in Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Charles (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Robert (born 1866 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Drysdale's household

Male

James

Drysdale

Head
Female

C L

Drysdale

Wife
Female

Joanna

Drysdale

Mother
Male

Thomas

Drysdale

Brother
Female

Jessie

Drummond

Niece
Female

Ethel

Drysdale

Niece
Female

Mary

McKerracher

Servant
Female

Susan

Scott

Servant
Male

Charles

Williams

Servant
Male

Robert

Bruce

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Drysdale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Drysdale

Head

Married

51

1830

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

C L

Drysdale

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

Joanna

Drysdale

Mother

Widow

78

1803

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Thomas

Drysdale

Brother

Unmarried

38

1843

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Drummond

Niece

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

Ethel

Drysdale

Niece

-

9

1872

Ireland

Mary

McKerracher

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland

Susan

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland

Charles

Williams

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Bruce

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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