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Household of James Mortimer (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 Mortimer and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mortimer, born in 1841 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Lindsay Mortimer, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 11 children; Isabella (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rodney (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lindsay (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Catherine Lindsay, born in 1798 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Mortimer's household

Male

James

Mortimer

Head
Female

Lindsay

Mortimer

Wife
Female

Isabella

Mortimer

Daughter
Male

Rodney

Mortimer

Son
Male

James

Mortimer

Son
Male

William

Mortimer

Son
Male

John

Mortimer

Son
Male

Peter

Mortimer

Son
Male

Robert

Mortimer

Son
Female

Jane

Mortimer

Daughter
Female

Lindsay

Mortimer

Daughter
Female

Ann

Mortimer

Daughter
Male

George

Mortimer

Son
Female

Catherine

Lindsay

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Mortimer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mortimer

Head

Married

40

1841

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lindsay

Mortimer

Wife

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Mortimer

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rodney

Mortimer

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Mortimer

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Mortimer

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Mortimer

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Mortimer

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Mortimer

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Mortimer

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lindsay

Mortimer

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Mortimer

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Mortimer

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Lindsay

Mother-In-Law

Widow

83

1798

Midlothian, Scotland

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