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Household of James Williams (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 Williams and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Williams, born in 1842 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Williams, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in England) and Robert (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Janet (born 1803 in Argyllshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, David (born 1840 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Dougald (born 1852 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Robert (born 1858 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).


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James Williams's household

Male

James

Williams

Head
Female

Mary

Williams

Wife
Female

Jessie

Williams

Daughter
Female

Mary

Williams

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Daughter
Male

Robert

Williams

Son
Female

Janet

Duncan

Mother-In-Law
Male

David

Forrest

Boarder
Male

Dougald

Kerr

Boarder
Male

Robert

McIntosh

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Williams

Head

Married

39

1842

Wales

Mary

Williams

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Williams

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Williams

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Williams

Daughter

-

6

1875

England

Robert

Williams

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Duncan

Mother-In-Law

Widow

78

1803

Argyllshire, Scotland

David

Forrest

Boarder

Widower

41

1840

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Dougald

Kerr

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Argyllshire, Scotland

Robert

McIntosh

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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