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Household of Janet Wishart (born 1855, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North 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 Wishart and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Wishart, born in 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 3 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Alexander, born 1881 in Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Cousin, John Paterson, born in 1866 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland.


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Janet Wishart's household

Female

Janet

Wishart

Head
Male

Alexander

Wishart

Son
Male

John

Paterson

Cousin
First name(s) Janet
Last name Wishart
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Wishart

Head

Widow

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Wishart

Son

-

0

1881

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Paterson

Cousin

-

15

1866

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

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