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Household of Thomas James (born 1841, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas James, born in 1841 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret James, born in 1841 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Adopted Daughter, Margaret D (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1851 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Thomas James's household

Male

Thomas

James

Head
Female

Margaret

James

Wife
Male

Thomas

James

Son
Female

Margaret D

McFarlane

Adopted Daughter
Male

John

Caldwell

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

James

Head

Married

40

1841

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

James

Wife

Married

40

1841

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

James

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret D

McFarlane

Adopted Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Caldwell

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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