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Household of James Menzies (born 1842, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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 Menzies and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Menzies, born in 1842 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jemima J Menzies, born in 1846 in St Stephens, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander H (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jemima C (born 1881 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Jessie (born 1815 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in -) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Fife, Scotland).


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James Menzies's household

Male

James

Menzies

Head
Female

Jemima J

Menzies

Wife
Male

John

Menzies

Son
Male

Alexander H

Menzies

Son
Female

Jemima C

Menzies

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Henry

Visitor
Female

Mary

McKinnon

Servant
Female

Margaret

Hutton

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Menzies

Head

Married

39

1842

Perthshire, Scotland

Jemima J

Menzies

Wife

-

35

1846

St Stephens, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Menzies

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander H

Menzies

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima C

Menzies

Daughter

-

0

1881

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Henry

Visitor

Unmarried

66

1815

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McKinnon

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

-

Margaret

Hutton

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Fife, Scotland

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