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Household of James Somerville (born 1805, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peebles, Peeblesshire, 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 Somerville and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Somerville, born in 1805 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Somerville, born in 1817 in Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1851 in Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Annie (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1849 in Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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James Somerville's household

Male

James

Somerville

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Somerville

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Robinson

Daughter
Female

Annie

White

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Tod

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Somerville
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Somerville

Head

Married

76

1805

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Somerville

Wife

Married

64

1817

Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Robinson

Daughter

Widow

30

1851

Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Annie

White

Visitor

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Tod

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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