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Household of James Palmer (born 1849, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 Palmer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Palmer, born in 1849 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Palmer, born in 1855 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1838 in Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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James Palmer's household

Male

James

Palmer

Head
Female

Charlotte

Palmer

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Palmer

Daughter
Male

David

Palmer

Son
Male

James

Palmer

Son
Male

Thomas

Dalgleish

Boarder
Male

John

Walker

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Palmer

Head

Married

32

1849

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Palmer

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Mary Ann

Palmer

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Palmer

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Palmer

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Dalgleish

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Walker

Boarder

Unmarried

43

1838

Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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