Alexander J Smith
Born 1857
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of James Rorrison (born 1850, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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 Rorrison and 8 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rorrison, born in 1850 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Rorrison, born in 1852 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1873 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1874 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother, Charles (born 1864 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James's Sister, Jessie (born 1869 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James's Brother, George (born 1872 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
James Rorrison's household
James
Rorrison
Head
Margaret
Rorrison
Wife
Robert
Rorrison
Son
Helen
Rorrison
Daughter
James
Rorrison
Son
Janet
Rorrison
Daughter
Charles
Rorrison
Brother
Jessie
Rorrison
Sister
George
Rorrison
Brother
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Rorrison |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Rorrison | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Rorrison | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Rorrison | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Rorrison | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James | Rorrison | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Rorrison | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Charles | Rorrison | Brother | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Rorrison | Sister | - | 12 | 1869 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
George | Rorrison | Brother | - | 9 | 1872 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Rorrison in Newington in 1881, and follow the Rorrison family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for James Rorrison
We’ve found James Rorrison in 2 family trees. Find out more about James Rorrison's household and view the Rorrison family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of James Rorrison, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.