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Household of James Macaulay (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 Macaulay and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Macaulay, born in 1838 in , consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; George (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Barbara (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son-In-Law, Joseph (born 1859 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Euphemia (born 1829 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Boarder, William (born 1866 in England) and James's Boarder, Henry (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Macaulay's household

Male

James

Macaulay

Head
Male

George

Macaulay

Son
Male

Robert

Macaulay

Son
Female

Barbara

Macaulay

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Macaulay

Daughter
Male

William

McAulay

Son
Female

Jessie

Galbraith

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Galbraith

Son-In-Law
Female

Euphemia

Alexander

Boarder
Male

William

Alexander

Boarder
Male

Henry

Alexander

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Macaulay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Macaulay

Head

Widower

43

1838

Ireland

George

Macaulay

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Macaulay

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

Macaulay

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Macaulay

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

McAulay

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Galbraith

Daughter

Married

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joseph

Galbraith

Son-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Euphemia

Alexander

Boarder

Widow

52

1829

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Alexander

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

England

Henry

Alexander

Boarder

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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