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Household of James Ferguson (born 1836, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 Ferguson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ferguson, born in 1836 in Doune, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Ferguson, born in 1839 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1862 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland), Catherine (born 1868 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1870 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Nephew, Robert Wallace, born in 1864 in England.


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James Ferguson's household

Male

James

Ferguson

Head
Female

Helen

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

James

Ferguson

Son
Male

Robert

Wallace

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Doune, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ferguson

Head

Married

45

1836

Doune, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Ferguson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Ferguson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Ferguson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Ellen

Ferguson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ferguson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Ferguson

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Wallace

Nephew

-

17

1864

England

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