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Household of James Jolly (born 1835, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glasserton, Wigtownshire, 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 Jolly and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Jolly, born in 1835 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet G Jolly, born in 1841 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1863 in England), Mary E (born 1864 in England), William (born 1867 in England), Jane (born 1872 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Peter G (born 1875 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Janet G (born 1877 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1879 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Ellen (born 1865 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Samuel (born 1866 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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James Jolly's household

Male

James

Jolly

Head
Female

Janet G

Jolly

Wife
Male

James

Jolly

Son
Female

Mary E

Jolly

Daughter
Male

William

Jolly

Son
Female

Jane

Jolly

Daughter
Male

Peter G

Jolly

Son
Female

Janet G

Jolly

Daughter
Female

Susan

Jolly

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Jolly

Son
Female

Ellen

McGough

Servant
Female

Mary

Blanford

Servant
Male

Samuel

Bodie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Jolly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Jolly

Head

Married

46

1835

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet G

Jolly

Wife

Married

40

1841

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Jolly

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

England

Mary E

Jolly

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

England

William

Jolly

Son

-

14

1867

England

Jane

Jolly

Daughter

-

9

1872

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Peter G

Jolly

Son

-

6

1875

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet G

Jolly

Daughter

-

4

1877

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Susan

Jolly

Daughter

-

2

1879

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Jolly

Son

-

0

1881

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Ellen

McGough

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Blanford

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Samuel

Bodie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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