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Household of James Merson (born 1836, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, 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 Merson and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Merson, born in 1836 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Lillias Merson, born in 1840 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, James (born 1850 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, John (born 1859 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Robert (born 1859 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Robert (born 1858 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, James (born 1862 in Carnkie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, James (born 1862 in Carnkie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, William (born 1851 in Carnkie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Alex (born 1851 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Alex (born 1853 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Helen (born 1863 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Isobella (born 1868 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Merson's household

Male

James

Merson

Head
Female

Lillias

Merson

Wife
Male

James

Stronach

Servant
Male

John

Murdoch

Servant
Male

Robert

Ingram

Servant
Male

Robert

Kinnear

Servant
Male

James

Fordyce

Servant
Male

James

Ogg

Servant
Male

William

Alexander

Servant
Male

Alex

Stewart

Boarder
Male

Alex

McKenzie

Boarder
Female

Mary

Barron

Servant
Female

Helen

Vass

Servant
Female

Isobella

Burgess

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Merson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Merson

Head

Married

45

1836

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lillias

Merson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Stronach

Servant

Widower

31

1850

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Murdoch

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Robert

Ingram

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Kinnear

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Fordyce

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Carnkie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Ogg

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Carnkie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Alexander

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Carnkie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex

Stewart

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex

McKenzie

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Barron

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Helen

Vass

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isobella

Burgess

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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