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Household of Janet Henderson (born 1829, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, 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 Henderson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Henderson, born in 1829 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Agnes (born 1857 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1863 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1859 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1861 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1869 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Janet's Servant, Joseph (born 1866 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Janet Henderson's household

Female

Janet

Henderson

Head
Female

Agnes

Henderson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Henderson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Henderson

Son
Male

James

Henderson

Son
Male

William

Henderson

Son
Female

Janet

Henderson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Collow

Servant
Male

Joseph

Wylie

Servant
First name(s) Janet
Last name Henderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Henderson

Head

Widow

52

1829

Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Henderson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Henderson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Joseph

Henderson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Henderson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Henderson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Henderson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Collow

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Joseph

Wylie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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