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Household of James Ferguson (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Shotts, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ferguson, born in 1844 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ferguson, born in 1845 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Martha G (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1881 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, James (born 1870 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Thomas (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Ferguson's household

Male

James

Ferguson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Step Son
Female

Martha G

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Ferguson

Son
Female

Mary

Martin

Servant
Male

Thomas

Reid

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ferguson

Head

Married

37

1844

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Step Son

-

11

1870

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha G

Ferguson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ferguson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Ferguson

Son

-

0

1881

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Martin

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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