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Household of James Mortimer (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mortimer, born in 1844 in Murroes, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betsy Mortimer, born in 1842 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1866 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Charles (born 1879 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Betsy Mitchell, born in 1804 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland.


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James Mortimer's household

Male

James

Mortimer

Head
Female

Betsy

Mortimer

Wife
Female

Betsy

Mitchell

Mother-In-Law
Male

James

Mortimer

Son
Male

Thomas

Mortimer

Son
Male

Charles

Mortimer

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Mortimer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Murroes, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mortimer

Head

Married

37

1844

Murroes, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Mortimer

Wife

Married

39

1842

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

Mitchell

Mother-In-Law

Widow

77

1804

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Mortimer

Son

-

15

1866

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Mortimer

Son

-

7

1874

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Mortimer

Son

-

2

1879

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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