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Household of James Manson (born 1814, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick (Landward), Caithness, 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 Manson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Manson, born in 1814 in Bower, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth M Manson, born in 1822 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1857 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Maggie (born 1866 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and John (born 1871 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, Lizzie Knowles, born in 1879 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.


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James Manson's household

Male

James

Manson

Head
Female

Elisabeth M

Manson

Wife
Male

Robert

Manson

Son
Female

Maggie

Manson

Daughter
Male

John

Manson

Son
Female

Lizzie

Knowles

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Manson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Manson

Head

Married

67

1814

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Elisabeth M

Manson

Wife

Married

59

1822

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Manson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Maggie

Manson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John

Manson

Son

-

10

1871

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Lizzie

Knowles

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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