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Household of James W Galloway (born 1835, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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 Galloway and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Galloway, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Isabella Kelly Or Galloway, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Isabella W (born 1863 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Jessie (born 1865 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), John Kelly (born 1867 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), James W (born 1870 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Mary Marion G (born 1872 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Charlotte E O D (born 1874 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Janet L Gunn (born 1880 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James W's Servant, Jessie (born 1858 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland) and James W's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1861 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).


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James W Galloway's household

Male

James W

Galloway

Head
Female

Isabella

Kelly Or Galloway

Wife
Female

Isabella W

Galloway

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Galloway

Daughter
Male

John Kelly

Galloway

Son
Male

James W

Galloway Jr

Son
Female

Mary Marion G

Galloway

Daughter
Female

Charlotte E O D

Galloway

Daughter
Female

Janet L Gunn

Galloway

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Grant

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

McLeod

Servant
First name(s) James W
Last name Galloway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Galloway

Head

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Kelly Or Galloway

Wife

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella W

Galloway

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Galloway

Daughter

-

16

1865

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

John Kelly

Galloway

Son

-

14

1867

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

James W

Galloway Jr

Son

-

11

1870

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Mary Marion G

Galloway

Daughter

-

9

1872

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Charlotte E O D

Galloway

Daughter

-

7

1874

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Janet L Gunn

Galloway

Daughter

-

1

1880

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Mary Ann

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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