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Household of James Drysdale (born 1840, Clackmannanshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Drysdale, born in 1840 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Drysdale, born in 1843 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Catherine S (born 1865 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Margaret M W (born 1868 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Mary H (born 1870 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Peter W (born 1872 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Isabella A (born 1872 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Walter J (born 1877 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Meta E (born 1881 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1830 in Ireland).


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James Drysdale's household

Male

James

Drysdale

Head
Female

Margaret

Drysdale

Wife
Female

Catherine S

Drysdale

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Drysdale

Son
Female

Margaret M W

Drysdale

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Drysdale

Daughter
Male

Peter W

Drysdale

Son
Female

Isabella A

Drysdale

Daughter
Male

Walter J

Drysdale

Son
Female

Meta E

Drysdale

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Macartney

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Higgins

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Drysdale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Drysdale

Head

Married

41

1840

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Margaret

Drysdale

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine S

Drysdale

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Alexander

Drysdale

Son

-

15

1866

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Margaret M W

Drysdale

Daughter

-

13

1868

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Mary H

Drysdale

Daughter

-

11

1870

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Peter W

Drysdale

Son

-

9

1872

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Isabella A

Drysdale

Daughter

-

9

1872

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Walter J

Drysdale

Son

-

4

1877

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Meta E

Drysdale

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Macartney

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Higgins

Servant

Widow

51

1830

Ireland

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