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Household of James Small (born 1835, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 Small and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Small, born in 1835 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Small, born in 1835 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret H (born 1868 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland) and James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's -, Alexander (born 1857 in England), James's Step Daughter, Elisabeth (born 1862 in Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, Alexander (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Robert (born 1856 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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James Small's household

Male

James

Small

Head
Female

Eliza

Small

Wife
Female

Margaret H

Small

Daughter
Male

John

Small

Son
Male

James

Small

Son
Male

Alexander

Decker

-
Female

Elisabeth

Decker

Step Daughter
Male

Alexander

Decker

Grandson
Male

Robert

Allison

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Small
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Small

Head

Married

46

1835

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Eliza

Small

Wife

Married

46

1835

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret H

Small

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Small

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

James

Small

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Decker

-

Married

24

1857

England

Elisabeth

Decker

Step Daughter

Married

19

1862

Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Decker

Grandson

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Allison

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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