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Household of James Prentice (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Douglas, 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 Prentice and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Prentice, born in 1849 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Prentice, born in 1851 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John Corson (born 1877 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1878 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Janet (born 1813 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Nephew, Thomas (born 1859 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Nephew, James N (born 1863 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Nephew, John (born 1867 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Prentice's household

Male

James

Prentice

Head
Female

Janet

Prentice

Wife
Male

John Corson

Prentice

Son
Female

Janet

Prentice

Daughter
Female

Janet

Prentice

Mother
Male

Thomas

Prentice

Nephew
Male

James N

Prentice

Nephew
Male

John

Prentice

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Prentice
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Prentice

Head

Married

32

1849

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Prentice

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John Corson

Prentice

Son

-

4

1877

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Prentice

Daughter

-

3

1878

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Prentice

Mother

Widow

68

1813

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Prentice

Nephew

Unmarried

22

1859

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James N

Prentice

Nephew

Unmarried

18

1863

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Prentice

Nephew

Unmarried

14

1867

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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