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Household of James W Clark (born 1847, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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 W Clark and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Clark, born in 1847 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 11 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Sophia T Clark, born in 1852 in England. They had 7 children; Margaret A (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James W (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Lizzy B (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Sophia H (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William H (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Caroline C (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Sarah G (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James W's Mother-In-Law, Caroline (born 1811 in England) and James W's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James W Clark's household

Male

James W

Clark

Head
Female

Sophia T

Clark

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Clark

Daughter
Male

James W

Clark

Son
Female

Lizzy B

Clark

Daughter
Female

Sophia H

Clark

Daughter
Male

William H

Clark

Son
Female

Caroline C

Clark

Daughter
Female

Sarah G

Clark

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Oetgen

Mother-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Oetgen

Niece
First name(s) James W
Last name Clark
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Clark

Head

Married

34

1847

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sophia T

Clark

Wife

Married

29

1852

England

Margaret A

Clark

Daughter

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James W

Clark

Son

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Lizzy B

Clark

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sophia H

Clark

Daughter

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William H

Clark

Son

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Caroline C

Clark

Daughter

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah G

Clark

Daughter

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Caroline

Oetgen

Mother-In-Law

Widow

70

1811

England

Elizabeth

Oetgen

Niece

Unmarried

19

1862

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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