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Household of James Mactear (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 Mactear and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mactear, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 15 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen D Mactear, born in 1849 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Maggie L (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James A (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Penelope M (born 1853 in -), James's Visitor, Ricardo M (born 1862 in -), James's Servant, Jessie (born 1853 in Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), James's Servant, Christina (born 1858 in -), James's Servant, Maria (born 1858 in Lochty, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Garnkirk, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Thomas (born 1846 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland), James's -, Jane (born 1852 in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland), James's -, Margaret (born 1874 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's -, Gilbert (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's -, Thomas (born 1880 in Fairfield, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James Mactear's household

Male

James

Mactear

Head
Female

Helen D

Mactear

Wife
Female

Maggie L

Mactear

Daughter
Male

James A

Mactear

Son
Female

Penelope M

Petrie

Visitor
Male

Ricardo M

Petrie

Visitor
Female

Jessie

Mackay

Servant
Female

Christina

McLellan

Servant
Female

Maria

Stormont

Servant
Female

Isabella

McNeilage

Servant
Male

Thomas

McIlwrick

Servant
Female

Jane

Allison

-
Female

Margaret

Stombridge

-
Male

Gilbert

James

-
Male

Thomas

James

-
First name(s) James
Last name Mactear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mactear

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen D

Mactear

Wife

Married

32

1849

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie L

Mactear

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James A

Mactear

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Penelope M

Petrie

Visitor

Unmarried

28

1853

-

Ricardo M

Petrie

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

-

Jessie

Mackay

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

McLellan

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

-

Maria

Stormont

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Lochty, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

McNeilage

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Garnkirk, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

McIlwrick

Servant

Married

35

1846

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Allison

-

Married

29

1852

Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Stombridge

-

-

7

1874

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gilbert

James

-

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

James

-

-

1

1880

Fairfield, Ayrshire, Scotland

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