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Household of James S Mirylees (born 1844, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, 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 S Mirylees and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James S Mirylees, born in 1844 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. James S was the head of the household, married to Isabella C Mirylees, born in 1851 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane J (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alex H (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James S (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Oswald M (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James S's Visitor, Isabella (born 1825 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), James S's Visitor, Jessie M (born 1858 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and James S's Servant, Marion (born 1864 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James S Mirylees's household

Male

James S

Mirylees

Head
Female

Isabella C

Mirylees

Wife
Female

Jane J

Mirylees

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Mirylees

Son
Male

Alex H

Mirylees

Son
Male

James S

Mirylees

Son
Male

Oswald M

Mirylees

Son
Female

Isabella

Steedman

Visitor
Female

Jessie M

Hutchison

Visitor
Female

Marion

Stewart

Servant
First name(s) James S
Last name Mirylees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James S

Mirylees

Head

Married

37

1844

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella C

Mirylees

Wife

Married

30

1851

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Jane J

Mirylees

Daughter

-

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Mirylees

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alex H

Mirylees

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James S

Mirylees

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Oswald M

Mirylees

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Steedman

Visitor

Unmarried

56

1825

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Jessie M

Hutchison

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Marion

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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