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Household of James Nairn (born 1827, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eckford, Roxburghshire, 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 Nairn and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nairn, born in 1827 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Nairn, born in 1816 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Robert, born 1856 in Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Catherine Paxton, born in 1860 in Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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James Nairn's household

Male

James

Nairn

Head
Female

Helen

Nairn

Wife
Male

Robert

Nairn

Son
Female

Catherine

Paxton

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Nairn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nairn

Head

Married

54

1827

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Nairn

Wife

Married

65

1816

Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Robert

Nairn

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Catherine

Paxton

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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