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Household of James Ormsby (born 1844, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, 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 Ormsby and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ormsby, born in 1844 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ormsby, born in 1856 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1877 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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James Ormsby's household

Male

James

Ormsby

Head
Female

Margaret

Ormsby

Wife
Female

Sarah

Ormsby

Daughter
Female

Helen

Ormsby

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Ormsby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ormsby

Head

Married

37

1844

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ormsby

Wife

Married

25

1856

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sarah

Ormsby

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Helen

Ormsby

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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