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Household of James Wotherspoon (born 1832, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 Wotherspoon and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wotherspoon, born in 1832 in Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Wotherspoon, born in 1829 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Archibald (born 1859 in Perthshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1863 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexandrina (born 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Christina Ure, born in 1833 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Wotherspoon's household

Male

James

Wotherspoon

Head
Female

Catherine

Wotherspoon

Wife
Male

Archibald

Wotherspoon

Son
Female

Catherine

Wotherspoon

Daughter
Female

Alexandrina

Wotherspoon

Daughter
Female

Christina

Ure

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Wotherspoon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wotherspoon

Head

Married

49

1832

Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wotherspoon

Wife

Married

52

1829

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Wotherspoon

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wotherspoon

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Perthshire, Scotland

Alexandrina

Wotherspoon

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Ure

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

48

1833

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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