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Household of James Moffat (born 1831, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 Moffat and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Moffat, born in 1831 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isaba Moffat, born in 1839 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Edward (born 1865 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Christiana (born 1873 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Isaba (born 1880 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, William Smith, born in 1841 in Ireland.


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James Moffat's household

Male

James

Moffat

Head
Female

Isaba

Moffat

Wife
Male

Edward

Moffat

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Moffat

Daughter
Female

Christiana

Moffat

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Moffat

Daughter
Female

Isaba

Moffat

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Moffat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Moffat

Head

Married

50

1831

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isaba

Moffat

Wife

Married

42

1839

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Moffat

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Moffat

Daughter

-

12

1869

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Christiana

Moffat

Daughter

-

8

1873

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Moffat

Daughter

-

5

1876

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Isaba

Moffat

Daughter

-

1

1880

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Smith

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Ireland

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