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Household of James A Johnston (born 1823, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

James A Johnston and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James A Johnston, born in 1823 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, consisted of 12 members. James A was the head of the household, married to Janet Johnston, born in 1829 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet S (born 1854 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland), George (born 1856 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1859 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Hugh F (born 1861 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland), James A (born 1863 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1869 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James A's Visitor, Helen P (born 1865 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James A's Boarder, Percy (born 1860 in England), James A's Servant, Margaret (born 1853 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James A's Servant, Mary J (born 1868 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James A Johnston's household

Male

James A

Johnston

Head
Female

Janet

Johnston

Wife
Female

Janet S

Johnston

Daughter
Male

George

Johnston

Son
Female

Margaret

Johnston

Daughter
Male

Hugh F

Johnston

Son
Male

James A

Johnston

Son
Female

Mary

Johnston

Daughter
Female

Helen P

McLaurin

Visitor
Male

Percy

Newton

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Stewart

Servant
Female

Mary J

Milligan

Servant
First name(s) James A
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James A

Johnston

Head

Married

58

1823

Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

Janet

Johnston

Wife

Married

52

1829

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet S

Johnston

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

George

Johnston

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Johnston

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Hugh F

Johnston

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James A

Johnston

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Johnston

Daughter

-

12

1869

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen P

McLaurin

Visitor

-

16

1865

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Percy

Newton

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

England

Margaret

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary J

Milligan

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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