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Household of James Johnstone (born 1824, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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 Johnstone and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Johnstone, born in 1824 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Johnstone, born in 1827 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1860 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1864 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, James (born 1880 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland) and James's Grandson, Robert (born 1881 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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James Johnstone's household

Male

James

Johnstone

Head
Female

Mary

Johnstone

Wife
Female

Mary

Johnstone

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Johnstone

Daughter
Male

James

Johnstone

Grandson
Male

Robert

Burrel

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Johnstone
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Johnstone

Head

Married

57

1824

Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary

Johnstone

Wife

Married

54

1827

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Johnstone

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Agnes

Johnstone

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Johnstone

Grandson

-

1

1880

Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Robert

Burrel

Grandson

-

0

1881

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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