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Household of James Harris (born 1832, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Harris and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harris, born in 1832 in Rattray, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Harris, born in 1843 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1867 in Perthshire, Scotland), Isabella B (born 1874 in Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Peter A G (born 1877 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1849 in Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Annie (born 1865 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Harris's household

Male

James

Harris

Head
Female

Rebecca

Harris

Wife
Male

William

Harris

Son
Female

Isabella B

Harris

Daughter
Male

John

Harris

Son
Male

Peter A G

Harris

Son
Female

Mary

Reid

Sister-In-Law
Female

Annie

Brown

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Harris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Harris

Head

Married

49

1832

Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Harris

Wife

Married

38

1843

Perthshire, Scotland

William

Harris

Son

-

14

1867

Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella B

Harris

Daughter

-

7

1874

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Harris

Son

-

5

1876

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter A G

Harris

Son

-

4

1877

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Reid

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

32

1849

Perthshire, Scotland

Annie

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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