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Household of James Speed (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland (Western), 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 Speed and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Speed, born in 1848 in , consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Speed, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1878 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1875 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Jane McTaggart, born in 1803 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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James Speed's household

Male

James

Speed

Head
Female

Jane

Speed

Wife
Male

John

Speed

Son
Female

Jane

McTaggart

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jane

Speed

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Speed
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Speed

Head

Married

33

1848

England

Jane

Speed

Wife

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Speed

Son

-

3

1878

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McTaggart

Mother-In-Law

Widow

78

1803

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

Speed

Daughter

-

6

1875

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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