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Household of James L Brewster (born 1847, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 L Brewster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James L Brewster, born in 1847 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James L was the head of the household, married to Margaret Brewster, born in 1841 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Henry Steven (born 1872 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Frank Ormond (born 1874 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ann (born 1878 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elizabeth Steven (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James L's Boarder, Andrew Shearer, born in 1857 in Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James L Brewster's household

Male

James L

Brewster

Head
Female

Margaret

Brewster

Wife
Male

Henry Steven

Brewster

Son
Male

Frank Ormond

Brewster

Son
Female

Ann

Brewster

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Steven

Brewster

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Shearer

Boarder
First name(s) James L
Last name Brewster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James L

Brewster

Head

Married

34

1847

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Brewster

Wife

Married

40

1841

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry Steven

Brewster

Son

-

9

1872

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Frank Ormond

Brewster

Son

-

7

1874

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Brewster

Daughter

-

3

1878

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth Steven

Brewster

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Shearer

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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