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Household of James Logie Hercus (born 1848, Orkney)

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 Logie Hercus and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Logie Hercus, born in 1848 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. James Logie was the head of the household, married to Joan Jamieson Laidlaw Hercus, born in 1849 in Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William Laidlaw (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charlotte Tait (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joan Laidlaw (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Logie Hercus's household

Male

James Logie

Hercus

Head
Female

Joan Jamieson Laidlaw

Hercus

Wife
Male

John

Hercus

Son
Male

William Laidlaw

Hercus

Son
Female

Charlotte Tait

Hercus

Daughter
Female

Joan Laidlaw

Hercus

Daughter
First name(s) James Logie
Last name Hercus
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Logie

Hercus

Head

Married

33

1848

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Joan Jamieson Laidlaw

Hercus

Wife

Married

32

1849

Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Hercus

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William Laidlaw

Hercus

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charlotte Tait

Hercus

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joan Laidlaw

Hercus

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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