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Household of William Jaap (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

William Jaap and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Jaap, born in 1844 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Jaap, born in 1840 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1859 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1870 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Euphemia (born 1872 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Jessie Penman, born in 1870 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Jaap's household

Male

William

Jaap

Head
Female

Catherine

Jaap

Wife
Male

Robert

Jaap

Son
Male

William

Jaap

Son
Male

Hugh

Jaap

Son
Female

Euphemia

Jaap

Daughter
Male

James

Jaap

Son
Male

Alexander

Jaap

Son
Male

John

Jaap

Son
Female

Jessie

Penman

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Jaap
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Jaap

Head

Married

37

1844

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Jaap

Wife

Married

41

1840

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Jaap

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Jaap

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Jaap

Son

-

11

1870

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Euphemia

Jaap

Daughter

-

9

1872

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Jaap

Son

-

7

1874

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Jaap

Son

-

5

1876

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Jaap

Son

-

3

1878

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Penman

Visitor

-

11

1870

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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