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Household of James Johnstone (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 Johnstone and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Johnstone, born in 1834 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth R Johnstone, born in 1838 in Balfron, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Chris (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas B (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Janet (born 1837 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James Johnstone's household

Male

James

Johnstone

Head
Female

Elizabeth R

Johnstone

Wife
Female

Chris

Johnstone

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Johnstone

Daughter
Male

Alex

Johnstone

Son
Male

Thomas B

Johnstone

Son
Male

James

Johnstone

Son
Male

William

Johnstone

Son
Female

Janet

Johnstone

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

Hawthorne

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Johnstone
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Johnstone

Head

Married

47

1834

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth R

Johnstone

Wife

Married

43

1838

Balfron, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Chris

Johnstone

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Johnstone

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Johnstone

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas B

Johnstone

Son

-

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Johnstone

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Johnstone

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Johnstone

Sister

Unmarried

44

1837

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hawthorne

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

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