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Household of James Will (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George's Landward, 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 Will and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Will, born in 1838 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Will, born in 1845 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1870 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Georgina Farquhar, born in 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Will's household

Male

James

Will

Head
Female

Jane

Will

Wife
Male

William

Will

Son
Female

Mary

Will

Daughter
Male

James

Will

Son
Female

Georgina

Farquhar

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Will
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Will

Head

Married

43

1838

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Will

Wife

Married

36

1845

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Will

Son

-

11

1870

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Will

Daughter

-

9

1872

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Will

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina

Farquhar

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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