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Household of Alex Johnston (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Alex Johnston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Johnston, born in 1838 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Jane Johnston, born in 1839 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Andrew (born 1866 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie (born 1875 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Boarder, Andrew (born 1802 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alex's Boarder, Janet (born 1803 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alex Johnston's household

Male

Alex

Johnston

Head
Female

Jane

Johnston

Wife
Male

Andrew

Johnston

Son
Female

Agnes

Johnston

Daughter
Female

Jane

Johnston

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Johnston

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Lamond

Boarder
Female

Janet

McLauchlan

Boarder
First name(s) Alex
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Johnston

Head

Married

43

1838

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Johnston

Wife

Married

42

1839

Perthshire, Scotland

Andrew

Johnston

Son

-

15

1866

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Johnston

Daughter

-

13

1868

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Johnston

Daughter

-

8

1873

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Johnston

Daughter

-

6

1875

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Lamond

Boarder

Widower

79

1802

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

McLauchlan

Boarder

Unmarried

78

1803

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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