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Household of James Tolmie (born 1840, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Laggan, Invernessshire, 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 Tolmie and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Tolmie, born in 1840 in Invernessshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Tolmie, born in 1844 in Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Betsy (born 1868 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Maggie C (born 1877 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Mary (born 1825 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Norman (born 1850 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), James's Visitor, Anne (born 1818 in Ireland), James's Servant, Anne (born 1865 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, John (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Tolmie's household

Male

James

Tolmie

Head
Female

Margaret

Tolmie

Wife
Female

Betsy

Tolmie

Daughter
Male

James

Tolmie

Son
Female

Mary

Tolmie

Daughter
Female

Maggie C

Tolmie

Daughter
Female

Mary

Kennedy

Boarder
Male

Norman

Macleod

Boarder
Female

Anne

Quickley

Visitor
Female

Anne

Kennedy

Servant
Male

John

Macgowan

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Tolmie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Tolmie

Head

Married

41

1840

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Tolmie

Wife

Married

37

1844

Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

Tolmie

Daughter

-

13

1868

Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Tolmie

Son

-

10

1871

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Tolmie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Invernessshire, Scotland

Maggie C

Tolmie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Kennedy

Boarder

Unmarried

56

1825

Invernessshire, Scotland

Norman

Macleod

Boarder

Unmarried

31

1850

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Anne

Quickley

Visitor

Widow

63

1818

Ireland

Anne

Kennedy

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Macgowan

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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