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Household of James McWilliam (born 1842, Wigtownshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McWilliam, born in 1842 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie McWilliam, born in 1846 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Ella H (born 1870 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Annie J (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth H (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Janet (born 1857 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James McWilliam's household

Male

James

McWilliam

Head
Female

Annie

McWilliam

Wife
Female

Ella H

McWilliam

Daughter
Female

Annie J

McWilliam

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth H

McWilliam

Daughter
Female

Mary

Livingstone

Servant
Female

Janet

Harrison

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name McWilliam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McWilliam

Head

Married

39

1842

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Annie

McWilliam

Wife

Married

35

1846

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Ella H

McWilliam

Daughter

-

11

1870

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie J

McWilliam

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth H

McWilliam

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Livingstone

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Harrison

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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