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Household of Janet Songster (born 1813, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 Songster and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Songster, born in 1813 in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, consisted of 4 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Alexander, born 1844 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Granddaughter, Jenny (born 1878 in England) and Janet's Sister, Isabella (born 1816 in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Janet Songster's household

Female

Janet

Songster

Head
Male

Alexander

Songster

Son
Female

Jenny

Songster

Granddaughter
Female

Isabella

McEwen

Sister
First name(s) Janet
Last name Songster
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Songster

Head

Widow

68

1813

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Songster

Son

Unmarried

37

1844

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jenny

Songster

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

England

Isabella

McEwen

Sister

Unmarried

65

1816

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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