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Household of William James Martin (born 1854, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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 James Martin and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William James Martin, born in 1854 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 11 members. William James was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were William James's Mother, Jane (born 1814 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William James's Sister, Jane Adair (born 1856 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William James's Visitor, Isabella (born 1827 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), William James's Visitor, Matilda (born 1856 in Ireland), William James's Visitor, Harold Spens (born 1859 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), William James's Visitor, Walter H (born 1860 in England), William James's Servant, Margaret (born 1865 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William James's Servant, Ann (born 1862 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), William James's Servant, Mary (born 1851 in Balerno, Midlothian, Scotland) and William James's Servant, James (born 1865 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William James Martin's household

Male

William James

Martin

Head
Female

Jane

Martin

Mother
Female

Jane Adair

Martin

Sister
Female

Isabella

Goudy

Visitor
Female

Matilda

Goudy

Visitor
Male

Harold Spens

Black

Visitor
Male

Walter H

Brown

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Girvan

Servant
Female

Ann

Leask

Servant
Female

Mary

Thomson

Servant
Male

James

Russel

Servant
First name(s) William James
Last name Martin
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William James

Martin

Head

Unmarried

27

1854

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Martin

Mother

Widow

67

1814

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane Adair

Martin

Sister

Unmarried

25

1856

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Goudy

Visitor

Widow

54

1827

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Matilda

Goudy

Visitor

Unmarried

25

1856

Ireland

Harold Spens

Black

Visitor

Unmarried

22

1859

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Walter H

Brown

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

England

Margaret

Girvan

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Leask

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Balerno, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Russel

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

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