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Household of James Lorimer (born 1839, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Lorimer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lorimer, born in 1839 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Lorimer, born in 1856 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Jane Dow, born in 1858 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James Lorimer's household

Male

James

Lorimer

Head
Female

Margaret

Lorimer

Wife
Male

Henry

Lorimer

Son
Male

William

Lorimer

Son
Female

Jane

Dow

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Lorimer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lorimer

Head

Married

42

1839

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lorimer

Wife

Married

25

1856

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry

Lorimer

Son

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Lorimer

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Dow

Sister-In-Law

Married

23

1858

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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