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Household of James L Selkirk (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 Selkirk and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James L Selkirk, born in 1838 in Fife, consisted of 5 members. James L was the head of the household, married to Margaret Selkirk, born in 1835 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Cecilia M (born 1864 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James L's Servant, Isabella Browning, born in 1858 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James L Selkirk's household

Male

James L

Selkirk

Head
Female

Margaret

Selkirk

Wife
Female

Janet

Selkirk

Daughter
Female

Cecilia M

Selkirk

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Browning

Servant
First name(s) James L
Last name Selkirk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James L

Selkirk

Head

Married

43

1838

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Selkirk

Wife

Married

46

1835

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Selkirk

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cecilia M

Selkirk

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Browning

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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