Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John James (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

John James and 10 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John James, born in 1841 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agness James, born in 1844 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1866 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Barbra (born 1870 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1872 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isibillia (born 1874 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1876 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agness (born 1878 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Barbara (born 1880 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, Alexandra (born 1810 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1858 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John James's household

Male

John

James

Head
Female

Agness

James

Wife
Male

William

James

Son
Female

Barbra

James

Daughter
Male

John

James

Son
Female

Isibillia

James

Daughter
Male

David

James

Son
Female

Agness

James

Daughter
Female

Barbara

James

Daughter
Female

Alexandra

Cant

-
Male

James

Cant

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

James

Head

Married

40

1841

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agness

James

Wife

Married

37

1844

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

James

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Barbra

James

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

James

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isibillia

James

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

James

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agness

James

Daughter

-

3

1878

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Barbara

James

Daughter

-

1

1880

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexandra

Cant

-

Widow

71

1810

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Cant

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

23

1858

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John James in Monifieth in 1881, and follow the James family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John James

We’ve found John James in 1191 family trees. Find out more about John James' household and view the James family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census