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Household of James Paton (born 1824, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Markinch, Fife, 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 Paton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Paton, born in 1824 in Auchterderran, Fife, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Paton, born in 1827 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1852 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland), Ann (born 1855 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1859 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland) and Robert (born 1861 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, Henry H (born 1877 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Ann M (born 1879 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Maggie M (born 1881 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland).


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James Paton's household

Male

James

Paton

Head
Female

Ann

Paton

Wife
Female

Janet

Paton

Daughter
Female

Ann

Paton

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Paton

Son
Male

Robert

Paton

Son
Male

Henry H

Paton

Grandson
Female

Ann M

Paton

Granddaughter
Female

Maggie M

Paton

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Paton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Paton

Head

Married

57

1824

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Paton

Wife

Married

54

1827

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Paton

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Paton

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Paton

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Paton

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Henry H

Paton

Grandson

-

4

1877

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Ann M

Paton

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Maggie M

Paton

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

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