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Household of James Low (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Low and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Low, born in 1842 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Low, born in 1853 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1874 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1875 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, James (born 1852 in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James's Servant, James (born 1867 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1853 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Low's household

Male

James

Low

Head
Female

Margaret

Low

Wife
Female

Margaret

Low

Daughter
Female

Ann

Low

Daughter
Male

James

Low

Son
Female

Isabella

Low

Daughter
Male

James

Mason

Servant
Male

James

Duncan

Servant
Female

Margaret

Walker

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Low
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Low

Head

Married

39

1842

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Low

Wife

Married

28

1853

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Low

Daughter

-

7

1874

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Low

Daughter

-

6

1875

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Low

Son

-

3

1878

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Low

Daughter

-

1

1880

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Mason

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Walker

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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