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Household of James Morsman (born 1828, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 Morsman and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Morsman, born in 1828 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet A Morsman, born in 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Hugh (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert G (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jennie M (born 1856 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Flora G (born 1859 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James Morsman's household

Male

James

Morsman

Head
Female

Janet A

Morsman

Wife
Male

William

Morsman

Son
Male

Alexander

Morsman

Son
Male

James

Morsman

Son
Male

Hugh

Morsman

Son
Male

Robert G

Morsman

Son
Female

Jennie M

Urie

Servant
Female

Flora G

McReilage

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Morsman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Morsman

Head

Married

53

1828

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet A

Morsman

Wife

Married

33

1848

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Morsman

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Morsman

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Morsman

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh

Morsman

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert G

Morsman

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jennie M

Urie

Servant

Married

25

1856

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Flora G

McReilage

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

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