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Household of Janet Omsby (born 1848, 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 Omsby and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Omsby, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Mary Ann (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Kate (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Boarder, Agnes (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet's Boarder, Martha (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Janet Omsby's household

Female

Janet

Omsby

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Omsby

Daughter
Male

John

Omsby

Son
Male

Alexander

Omsby

Son
Female

Janet

Omsby

Daughter
Female

Kate

Omsby

Daughter
Male

James

Omsby

Son
Female

Agnes

Stark

Boarder
Female

Martha

Whitelaw

Boarder
First name(s) Janet
Last name Omsby
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Omsby

Head

Widow

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Omsby

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Omsby

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Omsby

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Omsby

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kate

Omsby

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Omsby

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Stark

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Whitelaw

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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