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Household of James Hill (born 1845, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, 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 Hill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hill, born in 1845 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Hill, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James Henry Fraser (born 1878 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John Goodwin Watson (born 1880 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Eliza (born 1822 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1853 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Hill's household

Male

James

Hill

Head
Female

Eliza

Hill

Wife
Female

Eliza

Watson

Mother-In-Law
Male

James Henry Fraser

Hill

Son
Male

John Goodwin Watson

Hill

Son
Female

Margaret

Fowlie

Servant
Female

Jane

Duthie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Hill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hill

Head

Married

36

1845

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Eliza

Hill

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Watson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

59

1822

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James Henry Fraser

Hill

Son

-

3

1878

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John Goodwin Watson

Hill

Son

-

1

1880

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Fowlie

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Duthie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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