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Household of James Masson (born 1840, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Masson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Masson, born in 1840 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Edward (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Ann D (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1813 in England), James's Step Son, John (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Step Daughter, Diana (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Masson's household

Male

James

Masson

Head
Female

Jane

Glennie

Mother-In-Law
Male

John

Masson

Step Son
Male

Edward

Masson

Son
Female

Ann D

Masson

Daughter
Female

Diana

Simpson

Step Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Masson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Masson

Head

Widower

41

1840

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane

Glennie

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

68

1813

England

John

Masson

Step Son

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Edward

Masson

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann D

Masson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Diana

Simpson

Step Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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