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Household of James Paton (born 1827, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 Paton and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Paton, born in 1827 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Paton, born in 1829 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jonathan (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, John (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Ann (born 1870 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1879 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Son-In-Law, Robert (born 1847 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, Robert (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, Thomas (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Margaret (born 1820 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Paton's household

Male

James

Paton

Head
Female

Margaret

Paton

Wife
Male

Jonathan

Paton

Son
Female

Margaret

Hosie

Granddaughter
Male

John

Hosie

Grandson
Female

Ann

Hosie

Granddaughter
Female

Jane

Hosie

Granddaughter
Male

Robert

Moffat

Son-In-Law
Female

Mary

Moffat

Daughter
Male

Robert

Moffat

Grandson
Male

James

Moffat

Grandson
Male

Thomas

Moffat

Grandson
Female

Margaret

Rule

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Paton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Paton

Head

Married

54

1827

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Paton

Wife

Married

52

1829

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jonathan

Paton

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hosie

Granddaughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Hosie

Grandson

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Hosie

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Hosie

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Moffat

Son-In-Law

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Moffat

Daughter

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Moffat

Grandson

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Moffat

Grandson

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Moffat

Grandson

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rule

Visitor

Widow

61

1820

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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