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Household of James Lang (born 1827, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Lang and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lang, born in 1827 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Lang, born in 1829 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1873 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, Janet Thomson, born in 1879 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Lang's household

Male

James

Lang

Head
Female

Ann

Lang

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Lang

Daughter
Male

Robert

Lang

Son
Female

Isabella

Lang

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Lang

Son
Female

Janet

Thomson

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Lang
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lang

Head

Married

54

1827

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Lang

Wife

Married

52

1829

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lang

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Lang

Son

-

13

1868

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Lang

Daughter

-

10

1871

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Lang

Son

-

8

1873

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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