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Household of James H Knox (born 1826, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, 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 H Knox and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James H Knox, born in 1826 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. James H was the head of the household, married to Mary J P Knox, born in 1841 in England. They had 5 children; James (born 1859 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Russell B (born 1873 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Linda E (born 1875 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Nellie O (born 1877 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Charles P (born 1879 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James H's Visitor, John Richardson, born in 1861 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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James H Knox's household

Male

James H

Knox

Head
Female

Mary J P

Knox

Wife
Male

James

Knox

Son
Male

Russell B

Knox

Son
Female

Linda E

Knox

Daughter
Female

Nellie O

Knox

Daughter
Male

Charles P

Knox

Son
Male

John

Richardson

Visitor
First name(s) James H
Last name Knox
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James H

Knox

Head

Married

55

1826

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary J P

Knox

Wife

Married

40

1841

England

James

Knox

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Russell B

Knox

Son

-

8

1873

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Linda E

Knox

Daughter

-

6

1875

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Nellie O

Knox

Daughter

-

4

1877

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Charles P

Knox

Son

-

2

1879

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Richardson

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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