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Household of James Morrison (born 1829, Banffshire)

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 Morrison and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Morrison, born in 1829 in Grange, Banffshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary P Morrison, born in 1846 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James B P (born 1875 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary P (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen B (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, James B (born 1849 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland), James's Sister-In-Law, Grace (born 1853 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jannet (born 1863 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, James (born 1859 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James's Boarder, William (born 1862 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, William (born 1862 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Morrison's household

Male

James

Morrison

Head
Female

Mary P

Morrison

Wife
Female

Annie

Morrison

Daughter
Male

James B P

Morrison

Son
Male

Alexander

Morrison

Son
Female

Mary P

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Helen B

Morrison

Daughter
Male

James B

Paton

Brother-In-Law
Female

Grace

Paton

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jannet

Hendry

Servant
Male

James

Williamson

Boarder
Male

William

Robb

Boarder
Male

William

Sheriff

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Morrison

Head

Married

52

1829

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary P

Morrison

Wife

Married

35

1846

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James B P

Morrison

Son

-

6

1875

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

Morrison

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary P

Morrison

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen B

Morrison

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James B

Paton

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

32

1849

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Grace

Paton

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

28

1853

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jannet

Hendry

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Williamson

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Robb

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Sheriff

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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