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Household of James Johnston (born 1842, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 Johnston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Johnston, born in 1842 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Johnston, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Marion (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert H (born 1870 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Eliza B (born 1872 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Ellen F (born 1874 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Agnes Murphy, born in 1864 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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James Johnston's household

Male

James

Johnston

Head
Female

Agnes

Johnston

Wife
Female

Marion

Johnston

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Johnston

Son
Male

Robert H

Johnston

Son
Female

Eliza B

Johnston

Daughter
Female

Ellen F

Johnston

Daughter
Male

John

Johnston

Son
Female

Agnes

Murphy

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Johnston

Head

Married

39

1842

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Johnston

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Johnston

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Johnston

Son

-

12

1869

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert H

Johnston

Son

-

11

1870

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Eliza B

Johnston

Daughter

-

9

1872

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Ellen F

Johnston

Daughter

-

7

1874

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Johnston

Son

-

3

1878

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Murphy

Servant

-

17

1864

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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