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Household of James Neilson (born 1815, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland (Western), 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 Neilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Neilson, born in 1815 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Neilson, born in 1831 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1855 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agness (born 1860 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1869 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1873 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1858 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Neilson's household

Male

James

Neilson

Head
Female

Jane

Neilson

Wife
Male

James

Neilson Jr

Son
Female

Agness

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Neilson

Daughter
Male

John

Neilson

Son
Female

Eliza

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Francis

Neilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Neilson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Neilson

Head

Married

66

1815

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Neilson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Neilson Jr

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agness

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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