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Household of James Wotherspoon (born 1819, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wotherspoon, born in 1819 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Barbara Wotherspoon, born in 1820 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robina (born 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jane (born 1834 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Catherine (born 1855 in Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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James Wotherspoon's household

Male

James

Wotherspoon

Head
Female

Barbara

Wotherspoon

Wife
Female

Jane

Wotherspoon

Daughter
Female

Robina

Wotherspoon

Daughter
Male

William

Wotherspoon

Son
Female

Francis

Wotherspoon

Daughter
Male

James

Wotherspoon

Son
Female

Margaret

Wotherspoon

Daughter
Female

Jane

McFarlane

Servant
Female

Catherine

McPherson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wotherspoon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wotherspoon

Head

Married

62

1819

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Wotherspoon

Wife

Married

61

1820

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Wotherspoon

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robina

Wotherspoon

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wotherspoon

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

Wotherspoon

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wotherspoon

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wotherspoon

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McFarlane

Servant

Unmarried

47

1834

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

McPherson

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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