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Household of James Fyfe (born 1838, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, 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 Fyfe and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fyfe, born in 1838 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Fyfe, born in 1846 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Martha (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Hannah (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, James (born 1853 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Hugh (born 1854 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, John (born 1876 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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James Fyfe's household

Male

James

Fyfe

Head
Female

Isabella

Fyfe

Wife
Female

Martha

Fyfe

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Fyfe

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Fyfe

Daughter
Female

Mary

Fyfe

Daughter
Female

Janet

Fyfe

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Fyfe

Daughter
Male

James

Wylie

Boarder
Male

Hugh

Fyfe

Boarder
Male

John

Kirkwood

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Fyfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fyfe

Head

Married

43

1838

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

Fyfe

Wife

Married

35

1846

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha

Fyfe

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Fyfe

Daughter

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hannah

Fyfe

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Fyfe

Daughter

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Fyfe

Daughter

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Fyfe

Daughter

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Wylie

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Fyfe

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Kirkwood

Visitor

-

5

1876

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

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