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Household of James Will (born 1851, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 Will and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Will, born in 1851 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Will, born in 1850 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Alexander, born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Catherine McFarlane, born in 1827 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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James Will's household

Male

James

Will

Head
Female

Janet

Will

Wife
Male

Alexander

Will

Son
Female

Catherine

McFarlane

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Will
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Will

Head

Married

30

1851

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Will

Wife

Married

31

1850

Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Will

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McFarlane

Visitor

Widow

54

1827

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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