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Household of James Henderson (born 1849, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 Henderson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Henderson, born in 1849 in Charleston, Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Henderson, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Greenfield, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Margaret Lumsden, born in 1818 in Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Henderson's household

Male

James

Henderson

Head
Female

Sarah

Henderson

Wife
Female

Mary

Henderson

Daughter
Male

John

Henderson

Son
Male

Peter

Henderson

Son
Female

Isabella

Henderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Lumsden

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Henderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Charleston, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Henderson

Head

Married

32

1849

Charleston, Fife, Scotland

Sarah

Henderson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Henderson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Henderson

Son

-

6

1875

Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Henderson

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Henderson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Greenfield, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lumsden

Boarder

Widow

63

1818

Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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