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Household of James Gairdner (born 1837, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 Gairdner and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gairdner, born in 1837 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet L Gairdner, born in 1844 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane H (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in England), Agnes F (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert W (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Son, Alexander Campbell, born in 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Gairdner's household

Male

James

Gairdner

Head
Female

Janet L

Gairdner

Wife
Female

Jane H

Gairdner

Daughter
Male

James

Gairdner

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gairdner

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Campbell

Step Son
Female

Agnes F

Gairdner

Daughter
Male

Robert W

Gairdner

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Gairdner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gairdner

Head

Married

44

1837

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet L

Gairdner

Wife

Married

37

1844

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane H

Gairdner

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gairdner

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

England

Elizabeth

Gairdner

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

England

Alexander

Campbell

Step Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes F

Gairdner

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert W

Gairdner

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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