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Household of James McWha (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 McWha and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McWha, born in 1848 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane McWha, born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Niece, Catherine (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James McWha's household

Male

James

McWha

Head
Female

Jane

McWha

Wife
Female

Jane

McWha

Daughter
Female

Susan

McWha

Daughter
Male

William

McWha

Son
Male

John

Cochrane

Brother-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Taylor

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name McWha
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McWha

Head

Married

33

1848

England

Jane

McWha

Wife

Married

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

McWha

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

McWha

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McWha

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cochrane

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Taylor

Niece

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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