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Household of James Ness (born 1834, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Daviot & Dunlichity, Invernessshire, 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 Ness and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ness, born in 1834 in Longforgan, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Am Bell Ness, born in 1839 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; David (born 1863 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1865 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland), Mathew (born 1870 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland), Cath (born 1877 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, William Brown, born in 1838 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland.


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James Ness's household

Male

James

Ness

Head
Female

Am Bell

Ness

Wife
Male

David

Ness

Son
Female

Ann

Ness

Daughter
Male

James

Ness

Son
Male

Mathew

Ness

Son
Male

George

Ness

Son
Female

Mary

Ness

Daughter
Female

Cath

Ness

Daughter
Male

William

Ness

Son
Male

William

Brown

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Ness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ness

Head

Married

47

1834

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Am Bell

Ness

Wife

Married

42

1839

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

David

Ness

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Ness

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Ness

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Mathew

Ness

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

George

Ness

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Ness

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Cath

Ness

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Ness

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Perthshire, Scotland

William

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

43

1838

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

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