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Household of Janet Lauder Bridges (born 1833, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 Lauder Bridges and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Lauder Bridges, born in 1833 in South Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Janet Lauder was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; John (born 1854 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander Gardner (born 1859 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Archibald David (born 1863 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet Lauder's Boarder, John Charles James, born in 1865 in South Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.


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Janet Lauder Bridges's household

Female

Janet Lauder

Bridges

Head
Male

John

Bridges

Son
Male

Alexander Gardner

Bridges

Son
Male

Archibald David

Bridges

Son
Male

John Charles

James

Boarder
First name(s) Janet Lauder
Last name Bridges
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet Lauder

Bridges

Head

Widow

48

1833

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Bridges

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander Gardner

Bridges

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald David

Bridges

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John Charles

James

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

South Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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