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Household of James Mortimer (born 1815, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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 Mortimer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mortimer, born in 1815 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Janet, born 1844 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1876 in -), James's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1879 in Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jessie (born 1864 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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James Mortimer's household

Male

James

Mortimer

Head
Female

Janet

Mortimer

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Coutts

Granddaughter
Female

Jessie

Coutts

Granddaughter
Female

Jessie

Mitchell

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mortimer
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mortimer

Head

Widower

66

1815

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Mortimer

Daughter

Unmarried

37

1844

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Coutts

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

-

Jessie

Coutts

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Mitchell

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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