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Household of James Ferguson (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Jemima (born 1871 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bella (born 1877 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1879 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Mary Kirk, born in 1858 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Ferguson's household

Male

James

Ferguson

Head
Female

Mary

Kirk

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jemima

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

William

Ferguson

Son
Female

Mary

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Bella

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Marion

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ferguson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ferguson

Head

Widower

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Kirk

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

23

1858

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima

Ferguson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Ferguson

Son

-

8

1873

Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Ferguson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bella

Ferguson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Ferguson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ferguson

Daughter

-

0

1881

-

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