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Household of James Norwell (born 1817, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 Norwell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Norwell, born in 1817 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Norwell, born in 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary G (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John C (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet R (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret M (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Florence (born 1862 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1835 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Argyllshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Aberdeen, Fife, Scotland) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Norwell's household

Male

James

Norwell

Head
Female

Margaret

Norwell

Wife
Female

Mary G

Norwell

Daughter
Male

John C

Norwell

Son
Female

Janet R

Norwell

Daughter
Female

Margaret M

Norwell

Daughter
Female

Florence

Hay

Visitor
Female

Margaret

McLaren

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Revie

Servant
Female

Isabella

Duncan

Servant
Female

Margaret

Smith

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Norwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Norwell

Head

Married

64

1817

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Norwell

Wife

Married

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary G

Norwell

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John C

Norwell

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet R

Norwell

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret M

Norwell

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Florence

Hay

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLaren

Servant

Unmarried

46

1835

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Revie

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeen, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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