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Household of James Wishart (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wishart, born in 1836 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wishart, born in 1846 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth Murrie, born in 1816 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.


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James Wishart's household

Male

James

Wishart

Head
Female

Margaret

Wishart

Wife
Male

James

Wishart

Son
Male

Joseph

Wishart

Son
Male

William

Wishart

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wishart

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wishart

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Murrie

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Wishart
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
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

Wishart

Head

Married

45

1836

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Wishart

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

Wishart

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Wishart

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wishart

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wishart

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wishart

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Murrie

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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