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Household of James McWilliams (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 McWilliams and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McWilliams, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella McWilliams, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Mary Blackshaw, born in 1808 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James McWilliams's household

Male

James

McWilliams

Head
Female

Isabella

McWilliams

Wife
Female

Agnes

McWilliams

Daughter
Male

Samuel

McWilliams

Son
Female

Isabella

McWilliams

Daughter
Male

James

McWilliams

Son
Female

Ann

McWilliams

Daughter
Male

John

McWilliams

Son
Female

Mary

Blackshaw

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name McWilliams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McWilliams

Head

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McWilliams

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McWilliams

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

McWilliams

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McWilliams

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McWilliams

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

McWilliams

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McWilliams

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Blackshaw

Mother-In-Law

Widow

73

1808

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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