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Household of James Mortimer (born 1820, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rayne, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mortimer, born in 1820 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mortimer, born in 1825 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1862 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1853 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Janet (born 1852 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, William (born 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Alexander (born 1864 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, William (born 1865 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Mortimer's household

Male

James

Mortimer

Head
Female

Margaret

Mortimer

Wife
Male

James

Mortimer

Son
Female

Maggie

Mortimer

Daughter
Female

Janet

Garden

Servant
Male

William

Henderson

Servant
Male

Alexander

Meldrum

Servant
Male

William

Milne

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mortimer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mortimer

Head

Married

61

1820

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mortimer

Wife

Married

56

1825

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Mortimer

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Mortimer

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Garden

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Henderson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Meldrum

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Milne

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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