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Household of James Roy (born 1821, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Roy and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Roy, born in 1821 in Campsie, Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; William H (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Ann S (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Katerine (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Sarah S Kelly, born in 1841 in Ireland.


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James Roy's household

Male

James

Roy

Head
Female

Sarah S

Kelly

Boarder
Male

William H

Hughes

Son
Female

Mary Ann S

Kelly

Daughter
Female

Katerine

Roy

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Roy
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Campsie, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Roy

Head

Widower

60

1821

Campsie, Perthshire, Scotland

Sarah S

Kelly

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Ireland

William H

Hughes

Son

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann S

Kelly

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Katerine

Roy

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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