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Household of James W Johnston (born 1851, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, England

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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 W Johnston and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Johnston, born in 1851 in Saltash, Cornwall, consisted of 6 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Margaret H Johnston, born in 1851 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret E (born 1877 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Marion G (born 1879 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Bertha A (born 1881 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James W's Servant, Mary Ann Doughty, born in 1863 in Greenwich, Kent, England.


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James W Johnston's household

Male

James W

Johnston

Head
Female

Margaret H

Johnston

Wife
Female

Margaret E

Johnston

Daughter
Female

Marion G

Johnston

Daughter
Female

Bertha A

Johnston

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Doughty

Servant
First name(s) James W
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Saltash, Cornwall, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Johnston

Head

Married

30

1851

Saltash, Cornwall, England

Margaret H

Johnston

Wife

Married

30

1851

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret E

Johnston

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Peckham, Surrey, England

Marion G

Johnston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lewisham, Kent, England

Bertha A

Johnston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lewisham, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Doughty

Servant

Single

18

1863

Greenwich, Kent, England

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