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Household of James Steele (born 1839, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, 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 Steele and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Steele, born in 1839 in Quarrelton, Renfrewshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Steele, born in 1841 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; George (born 1861 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Rebecca (born 1867 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1869 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Kate (born 1876 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1881 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Janet Perry, born in 1822 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Steele's household

Male

James

Steele

Head
Female

Mary

Steele

Wife
Male

George

Steele

Son
Male

James

Steele

Son
Female

Rebecca

Steele

Daughter
Male

Edward

Steele

Son
Female

Mary

Steele

Daughter
Female

Kate

Steele

Daughter
Male

John

Steele

Son
Female

Annie

Steele

Daughter
Female

Janet

Perry

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Steele
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Quarrelton, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Steele

Head

Married

42

1839

Quarrelton, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Steele

Wife

Married

40

1841

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Steele

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Steele

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Steele

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Edward

Steele

Son

-

12

1869

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Steele

Daughter

-

9

1872

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Kate

Steele

Daughter

-

5

1876

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Steele

Son

-

3

1878

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie

Steele

Daughter

-

0

1881

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Perry

Visitor

Unmarried

59

1822

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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