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Household of James Fettes (born 1846, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 Fettes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fettes, born in 1846 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Esther Fettes, born in 1849 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1869 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Charles (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Alexander Cormack, born in 1853 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James Fettes's household

Male

James

Fettes

Head
Female

Esther

Fettes

Wife
Male

William

Fettes

Son
Female

Margaret

Fettes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Fettes

Daughter
Male

Charles

Fettes

Son
Male

James

Fettes

Son
Male

David

Fettes

Son
Male

Alexander

Fettes

Son
Male

Alexander

Cormack

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Fettes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fettes

Head

Married

35

1846

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Esther

Fettes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Fettes

Son

-

12

1869

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Fettes

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Fettes

Daughter

-

8

1873

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Fettes

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Fettes

Son

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Fettes

Son

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Fettes

Son

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cormack

Lodger

Unmarried

28

1853

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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