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Household of James Neil (born 1836, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, 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 Neil and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Neil, born in 1836 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Neil, born in 1838 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1860 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1862 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1876 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Huit, born in 1831 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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James Neil's household

Male

James

Neil

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Neil

Wife
Female

Mary

Neil

Daughter
Male

James

Neil

Son
Male

Alexander

Neil

Son
Male

John

Neil

Son
Female

Ann

Neil

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Neil

Daughter
Male

George

Neil

Son
Male

John

Huit

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Neil
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Neil

Head

Married

45

1836

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Neil

Wife

Married

43

1838

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Neil

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Neil

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Neil

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Neil

Son

-

8

1873

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Neil

Daughter

-

5

1876

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Neil

Daughter

-

3

1878

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Neil

Son

-

1

1880

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Huit

Boarder

Unmarried

50

1831

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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