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Household of Janet Johnston (born 1839, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Johnston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Johnston, born in 1839 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; James (born 1864 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Catherine (born 1867 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1870 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1872 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Marshall (born 1878 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Janet Johnston's household

Female

Janet

Johnston

Head
Male

James

Johnston

Son
Female

Catherine

Johnston

Daughter
Male

David

Johnston

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Johnston

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Johnston

Son
Male

Marshall

Johnston

Son
First name(s) Janet
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Johnston

Head

Widow

42

1839

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Johnston

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Johnston

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

David

Johnston

Son

-

11

1870

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elisabeth

Johnston

Daughter

-

9

1872

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Johnston

Son

-

6

1875

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Marshall

Johnston

Son

-

3

1878

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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