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Household of James Elrick (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 Elrick and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Elrick, born in 1845 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Elrick, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Agnes (born 1868 in St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland), Maria (born 1870 in St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Millie, born in 1816 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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James Elrick's household

Male

James

Elrick

Head
Female

Margaret

Elrick

Wife
Female

Agnes

Elrick

Daughter
Female

Maria

Elrick

Daughter
Male

James

Elrick

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Elrick

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Millie

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Elrick
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Elrick

Head

Married

36

1845

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Elrick

Wife

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Elrick

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

Maria

Elrick

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Elrick

Son

-

7

1874

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Elrick

Daughter

-

2

1879

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Millie

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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