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Household of James Mearchent (born 1854, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 Mearchent and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mearchent, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Mearchent, born in 1854 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Nephew, William Wright, born in 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Mearchent's household

Male

James

Mearchent

Head
Female

Catherine

Mearchent

Wife
Male

William

Mearchent

Son
Male

James

Mearchent

Son
Male

William

Wright

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Mearchent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mearchent

Head

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Mearchent

Wife

Married

27

1854

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Mearchent

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Mearchent

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wright

Nephew

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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