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Household of James Skeldon (born 1838, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Skeldon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Skeldon, born in 1838 in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Skeldon, born in 1844 in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1862 in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1867 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1871 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1875 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1879 in Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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James Skeldon's household

Male

James

Skeldon

Head
Female

Eliza

Skeldon

Wife
Male

James

Skeldon

Son
Male

William

Skeldon

Son
Male

George

Skeldon

Son
Female

Margaret

Skeldon

Daughter
Male

John

Skeldon

Son
Male

David

Skeldon

Son
Male

Alexander

Skeldon

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Skeldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Skeldon

Head

Married

43

1838

Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Eliza

Skeldon

Wife

Married

37

1844

Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Skeldon

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Skeldon

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Skeldon

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Skeldon

Daughter

-

8

1873

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Skeldon

Son

-

6

1875

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

David

Skeldon

Son

-

2

1879

Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Skeldon

Son

-

1

1880

Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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