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Household of James Small (born 1836, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 Small and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Small, born in 1836 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; John (born 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland), David (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Wilson (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alfred (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Eliza (born 1837 in Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Niece, Mary (born 1856 in Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Small's household

Male

James

Small

Head
Female

Eliza

Lorimer

Sister-In-Law
Male

John

Small

Son
Male

David

Small

Son
Male

Wilson

Small

Son
Male

Alfred

Small

Son
Female

Mary

McDiamid

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Small
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Small

Head

Widower

45

1836

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Lorimer

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

44

1837

Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Small

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Perthshire, Scotland

David

Small

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Wilson

Small

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alfred

Small

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

McDiamid

Niece

-

25

1856

Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland

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