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Household of James Masson (born 1810, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Benholm, Kincardineshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Masson, born in 1810 in Kinneff, Kincardineshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Elisabeth (born 1848 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and George (born 1854 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1849 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Alexie (born 1857 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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James Masson's household

Male

James

Masson

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Masson

Daughter
Male

George

Masson

Son
Female

Mary

Anderson

Servant
Female

Alexie

Wylie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Masson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Masson

Head

Widower

71

1810

Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Masson

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

Masson

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexie

Wylie

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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