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Household of James Webster (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 Webster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Webster, born in 1839 in Portobello, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Webster, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1867 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Webster's household

Male

James

Webster

Head
Female

Jane

Webster

Wife
Male

James

Webster

Son
Male

George

Webster

Son
Male

John

Webster

Son
Female

Jessie

Webster

Daughter
Male

William

Webster

Son
Male

Thomas

Webster

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Webster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Webster

Head

Married

42

1839

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Webster

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Webster

Son

-

14

1867

Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Webster

Son

-

12

1869

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Webster

Son

-

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Webster

Daughter

-

7

1874

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Webster

Son

-

5

1876

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Webster

Son

-

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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