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Household of James Wishart (born 1847, Fife)

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 Wishart and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wishart, born in 1847 in Cellardyke, Fife, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie B Wishart, born in 1846 in Lybster, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; George A (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine B (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William F (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Margaret Watson, born in 1865 in Oldhamstocks, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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James Wishart's household

Male

James

Wishart

Head
Female

Annie B

Wishart

Wife
Male

George A

Wishart

Son
Female

Catherine B

Wishart

Daughter
Male

William F

Wishart

Son
Female

Margaret

Watson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wishart
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wishart

Head

Married

34

1847

Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland

Annie B

Wishart

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lybster, Caithness, Scotland

George A

Wishart

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine B

Wishart

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William F

Wishart

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Oldhamstocks, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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