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Household of Neil Cam (born 1839, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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.

Neil Cam and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Neil Cam, born in 1839 in Reay, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. Neil was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cam, born in 1843 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Helen (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Neil's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Nicol, born in 1805 in Morayshire, Scotland.


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Neil Cam's household

Male

Neil

Cam

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cam

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cam

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Cam

Daughter
Female

Helen

Cam

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Nicol

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Neil
Last name Cam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Neil

Cam

Head

Married

42

1839

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cam

Wife

Married

38

1843

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Cam

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Cam

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Cam

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Nicol

Mother-In-Law

Widow

76

1805

Morayshire, Scotland

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