Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Macdermid (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Macdermid and 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Macdermid, born in 1834 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Macdermid, born in 1842 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1864 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Patrick (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Uncle, Walter Taylor, born in 1833 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Macdermid's household

Male

James

Macdermid

Head
Female

Janet

Macdermid

Wife
Male

James

Macdermid

Son
Male

Walter

Taylor

Uncle
Female

Jane

Macdermid

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Macdermid

Son
Male

Robert

Macdermid

Son
Female

Isabella

Macdermid

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Macdermid

Son
Male

George

Macdermid

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Macdermid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Macdermid

Head

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Janet

Macdermid

Wife

Married

39

1842

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Macdermid

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Walter

Taylor

Uncle

Widower

48

1833

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Macdermid

Daughter

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Patrick

Macdermid

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Macdermid

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Macdermid

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Macdermid

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Macdermid

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Macdermid in Canongate in 1881, and follow the Macdermid family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Macdermid

We’ve found James Macdermid in 5 family trees. Find out more about James Macdermid's household and view the Macdermid family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census