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Household of Thomas James (born 1817, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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.

Thomas James and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas James, born in 1817 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret James, born in 1833 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Donald (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas James's household

Male

Thomas

James

Head
Female

Margaret

James

Wife
Male

Thomas

James

Son
Male

John

James

Son
Male

Robert

James

Son
Male

William

James

Son
Male

Donald

James

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

James

Head

Married

64

1817

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

James

Wife

Married

48

1833

Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

James

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

James

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

James

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

James

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

James

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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