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Household of James Ferguson (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ferguson, born in 1837 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jean Ferguson, born in 1843 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Jane (born 1863 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1870 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1873 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1875 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1879 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father, John Ferguson, born in 1802 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Ferguson's household

Male

James

Ferguson

Head
Female

Jean

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Jane

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

James

Ferguson

Son
Male

David

Ferguson

Son
Female

Jessie

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ferguson

Son
Male

Archibald

Ferguson

Son
Male

William

Ferguson

Son
Male

John

Ferguson

Father
First name(s) James
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ferguson

Head

Married

44

1837

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean

Ferguson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Ferguson

Daughter

-

18

1863

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Ferguson

Son

-

14

1867

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Ferguson

Son

-

11

1870

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ferguson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Ferguson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Ferguson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Ferguson

Son

-

3

1878

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Ferguson

Son

-

2

1879

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Ferguson

Son

-

0

1881

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Ferguson

Father

Widower

79

1802

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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