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Household of James Roberts (born 1832)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 Roberts and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Roberts, born in 1832 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Roberts, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, David (born 1854 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Archibald (born 1851 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, William (born 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Roberts's household

Male

James

Roberts

Head
Female

Alice

Roberts

Wife
Male

Alexander

Roberts

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Roberts

Daughter
Male

David

Simpson

Boarder
Male

Archibald

McLeeman

Boarder
Male

William

Ward

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Roberts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Roberts

Head

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Alice

Roberts

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Alexander

Roberts

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Roberts

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Simpson

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Archibald

McLeeman

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

William

Ward

Boarder

Widower

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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