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Household of James Harrison (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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 Harrison and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harrison, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Harrison, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father-In-Law, John Allan, born in 1806 in Ireland.


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James Harrison's household

Male

James

Harrison

Head
Female

Catherine

Harrison

Wife
Female

Jane

Harrison

Daughter
Male

John

Harrison

Son
Female

Margaret

Harrison

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Harrison

Daughter
Female

Mary

Harrison

Daughter
Male

John

Allan

Father-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Harrison

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Harrison

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Jane

Harrison

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Harrison

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Harrison

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Harrison

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Harrison

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Allan

Father-In-Law

Widower

75

1806

Ireland

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