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Household of James Wylie (born 1827, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 Wylie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wylie, born in 1827 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maggie S Wylie, born in 1828 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1860 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Ebenezer (born 1864 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John (born 1868 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Maggie Finlay, born in 1858 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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James Wylie's household

Male

James

Wylie

Head
Female

Maggie S

Wylie

Wife
Male

William

Wylie

Son
Male

Ebenezer

Wylie

Son
Male

James

Wylie

Son
Female

Jessie

Wylie

Daughter
Male

John

Wylie

Son
Female

Maggie

Finlay

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wylie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wylie

Head

Married

54

1827

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie S

Wylie

Wife

Married

53

1828

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Wylie

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Ebenezer

Wylie

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Wylie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wylie

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Wylie

Son

-

13

1868

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Maggie

Finlay

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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