Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Oliver (born 1839, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lecropt, Perthshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Oliver and 12 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Oliver, born in 1839 in Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Oliver, born in 1841 in Killin, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Peter (born 1858 in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1864 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jane Ann (born 1867 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1869 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1873 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Catherine (born 1863 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Catherine (born 1865 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Archibald (born 1866 in Perthshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Oliver's household

Male

James

Oliver

Head
Female

Margaret

Oliver

Wife
Male

Peter

Oliver

Son
Male

Alexander

Oliver

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Oliver

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Oliver

Son
Female

Agnes

Oliver

Daughter
Male

James

Oliver

Son
Male

John

Oliver

Son
Male

William

Oliver

Son
Female

Catherine

Ross

Servant
Female

Catherine

McKenzie

Servant
Male

Archibald

McLaren

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Oliver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Oliver

Head

Married

42

1839

Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Oliver

Wife

Married

40

1841

Killin, Perthshire, Scotland

Peter

Oliver

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Callander, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Oliver

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane Ann

Oliver

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Archibald

Oliver

Son

-

12

1869

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes

Oliver

Daughter

-

8

1873

Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Oliver

Son

-

6

1875

Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Oliver

Son

-

5

1876

Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Oliver

Son

-

1

1880

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine

McKenzie

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Archibald

McLaren

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Perthshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Oliver in Lecropt in 1881, and follow the Oliver family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Oliver

We’ve found James Oliver in 504 family trees. Find out more about James Oliver's household and view the Oliver family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census