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Household of James Low (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cortachy & Clova, 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 Low and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Low, born in 1843 in Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Low, born in 1849 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane Ann (born 1870 in Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1872 in Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1874 in Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Eliza E B (born 1879 in Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Betsy (born 1881 in Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Isabella Fleming, born in 1856 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James Low's household

Male

James

Low

Head
Female

Jane

Low

Wife
Female

Jane Ann

Low

Daughter
Male

John

Low

Son
Male

James

Low

Son
Female

Mary

Low

Daughter
Female

Eliza E B

Low

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Low

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Fleming

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Low
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Low

Head

Married

38

1843

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Low

Wife

Married

32

1849

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane Ann

Low

Daughter

-

11

1870

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Low

Son

-

9

1872

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Low

Son

-

7

1874

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Low

Daughter

-

3

1878

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza E B

Low

Daughter

-

2

1879

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Low

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Fleming

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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