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Household of James Lorimer (born 1819, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lorimer, born in 1819 in Aberdalgie, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Lorimer, born in 1835 in St Mary's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1854 in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland), Hannah Cassels (born 1855 in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland), John Henry (born 1857 in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland), Caroline Louise (born 1861 in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert Stodart (born 1865 in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1846 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Janet (born 1852 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Ellen Ann (born 1860 in Largo, Fife, Scotland).


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James Lorimer's household

Male

James

Lorimer

Head
Female

Hannah

Lorimer

Wife
Male

James

Lorimer

Son
Female

Hannah Cassels

Lorimer

Daughter
Male

John Henry

Lorimer

Son
Female

Caroline Louise

Lorimer

Daughter
Male

Robert Stodart

Lorimer

Son
Female

Margaret

Lawson

Servant
Female

Janet

Scott

Servant
Female

Ellen Ann

Richardson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Lorimer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Aberdalgie, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lorimer

Head

Married

62

1819

Aberdalgie, Perthshire, Scotland

Hannah

Lorimer

Wife

Married

46

1835

St Mary's, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Lorimer

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

Hannah Cassels

Lorimer

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

John Henry

Lorimer

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

Caroline Louise

Lorimer

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert Stodart

Lorimer

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Lawson

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen Ann

Richardson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Largo, Fife, Scotland

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