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Household of James Reston (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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 Reston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Reston, born in 1831 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Reston, born in 1832 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1865 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1869 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1874 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Nephew, Angus McKechnie, born in 1865 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Reston's household

Male

James

Reston

Head
Female

Janet

Reston

Wife
Male

James

Reston

Son
Female

Janet

Reston

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Reston

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Reston

Son
Male

Angus

McKechnie

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Reston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Reston

Head

Married

50

1831

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Reston

Wife

Married

49

1832

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Reston

Son

-

16

1865

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Reston

Daughter

-

12

1869

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Reston

Daughter

-

9

1872

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Reston

Son

-

7

1874

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Angus

McKechnie

Nephew

-

16

1865

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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