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Household of James Masterton (born 1829, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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 Masterton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Masterton, born in 1829 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen L Masterton, born in 1831 in St David's, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Betsy (born 1860 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1864 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jemima (born 1868 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1874 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Mary McGreg, born in 1861 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.


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James Masterton's household

Male

James

Masterton

Head
Female

Helen L

Masterton

Wife
Female

Betsy

Masterton

Daughter
Female

Helen

Masterton

Daughter
Male

John

Masterton

Son
Female

Margaret

Masterton

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Masterton

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Masterton

Daughter
Female

Mary

McGreg

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Masterton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Masterton

Head

Married

52

1829

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Helen L

Masterton

Wife

Married

50

1831

St David's, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

Masterton

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Masterton

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

John

Masterton

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Masterton

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima

Masterton

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Masterton

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Mary

McGreg

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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