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Household of James Wilkie (born 1852, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 Wilkie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilkie, born in 1852 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Wilkie, born in 1852 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sophia (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, William (born 1853 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland).


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James Wilkie's household

Male

James

Wilkie

Head
Female

Jane

Wilkie

Wife
Male

James

Wilkie

Son
Male

William

Wilkie

Son
Female

Isabella

Wilkie

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Wilkie

Daughter
Male

John

Stewart

Boarder
Male

William

Fraser

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wilkie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilkie

Head

Married

29

1852

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Wilkie

Wife

Married

29

1852

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Wilkie

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wilkie

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wilkie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sophia

Wilkie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Stewart

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Fraser

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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