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Household of James Keith (born 1829, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 Keith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Keith, born in 1829 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Keith, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Aunt, Helen McGeorge, born in 1818 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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James Keith's household

Male

James

Keith

Head
Female

Jane

Keith

Wife
Male

James

Keith

Son
Female

Margaret

Keith

Daughter
Male

William

Keith

Son
Male

John

Keith

Son
Female

Jane

Keith

Daughter
Female

Helen

McGeorge

Aunt
First name(s) James
Last name Keith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Keith

Head

Married

52

1829

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Keith

Wife

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Keith

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Keith

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Keith

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Keith

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Keith

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

McGeorge

Aunt

Married

63

1818

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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