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Household of James Neilson (born 1847, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Neilson, born in 1847 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Neilson, born in 1840 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Margaret A (born 1871 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1874 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), John W (born 1877 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Mary S (born 1881 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Neilson's household

Male

James

Neilson

Head
Female

Janet

Neilson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Neilson

Son
Female

Margaret A

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Neilson

Daughter
Male

James

Neilson

Son
Male

John W

Neilson

Son
Female

Mary S

Neilson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Neilson

Head

Married

34

1847

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Neilson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Neilson

Son

-

12

1869

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Neilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Neilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Neilson

Son

-

6

1875

Stirlingshire, Scotland

John W

Neilson

Son

-

4

1877

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary S

Neilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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