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Household of James Mason (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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 Mason and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mason, born in 1831 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mason, born in 1842 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1870 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1872 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1878 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Margaret McFarlane, born in 1864 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Mason's household

Male

James

Mason

Head
Female

Margaret

Mason

Wife
Male

John

Mason

Son
Male

David

Mason

Son
Female

Jane

Mason

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mason

Daughter
Female

Janet

Mason

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McFarlane

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mason

Head

Married

50

1831

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mason

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Mason

Son

-

11

1870

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Mason

Son

-

9

1872

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Mason

Daughter

-

7

1874

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mason

Daughter

-

5

1876

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Mason

Daughter

-

3

1878

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McFarlane

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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