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Household of James Jenkins (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

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 Jenkins and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Jenkins, born in 1823 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Jenkins, born in 1833 in -. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1864 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Adopted Daughter, Margaret McPherson, born in 1881 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Jenkins's household

Male

James

Jenkins

Head
Female

Martha

Jenkins

Wife
Male

Alexander

Jenkins

Son
Male

James

Jenkins

Son
Male

John

Jenkins

Son
Female

Martha

Jenkins

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Jenkins

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McPherson

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Jenkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Jenkins

Head

Married

58

1823

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Jenkins

Wife

Married

48

1833

-

Alexander

Jenkins

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Jenkins

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Jenkins

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Jenkins

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Jenkins

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McPherson

Adopted Daughter

-

0

1881

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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