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Household of James Rutherford (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 Rutherford and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rutherford, born in 1844 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rutherford, born in 1847 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1869 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John Adam (born 1881 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary Jane (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Rutherford's household

Male

James

Rutherford

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rutherford

Wife
Male

Joseph

Rutherford

Son
Male

George

Rutherford

Son
Male

James

Rutherford

Son
Male

John Adam

Rutherford

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Rutherford

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Rutherford

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Rutherford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Rutherford

Head

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Elizabeth

Rutherford

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Joseph

Rutherford

Son

-

12

1869

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

George

Rutherford

Son

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Rutherford

Son

-

2

1879

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John Adam

Rutherford

Son

-

0

1881

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rutherford

Daughter

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Rutherford

Daughter

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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