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Household of Janet Alston (born 1817, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

Janet Alston and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Alston, born in 1817 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; James (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Nephew, James (born 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet's Nephew, Thomas (born 1851 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Janet Alston's household

Female

Janet

Alston

Head
Male

James

Alston

Son
Male

John

Alston

Son
Male

James

Aitken

Nephew
Male

Thomas

Aitken

Nephew
First name(s) Janet
Last name Alston
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Alston

Head

Widow

64

1817

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Alston

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Alston

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Aitken

Nephew

Unmarried

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Aitken

Nephew

Unmarried

30

1851

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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