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Household of Jessie Cunningham (born 1820, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

Jessie Cunningham and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jessie Cunningham, born in 1820 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 13 members. Jessie was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Jessie C (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Marion (born 1866 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Jessie's Sister, Margaret (born 1818 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jessie's Visitor, Charles (born 1855 in London, Middlesex, England), Jessie's Servant, Jessie (born 1848 in Berwickshire, Scotland), Jessie's Servant, Jane (born 1845 in Peeblesshire, Scotland), Jessie's Servant, Jane (born 1841 in Penicuik, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Jessie's Servant, John (born 1828 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Jessie's Visitor, Susan (born 1866 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Jessie Cunningham's household

Female

Jessie

Cunningham

Head
Female

Jessie C

Cunningham

Daughter
Male

John

Cunningham

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cunningham

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Jamieson

Sister
Male

Charles

Thierry

Visitor
Female

Jessie

Craig

Servant
Female

Jane

Muir

Servant
Female

Jane

Young

Servant
Male

John

Forrest

Servant
Female

Mary

Forrest

Wife
Female

Marion

Forrest

Daughter
Female

Susan

Hutchie

Visitor
First name(s) Jessie
Last name Cunningham
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jessie

Cunningham

Head

Widow

61

1820

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie C

Cunningham

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Cunningham

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cunningham

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Jamieson

Sister

Unmarried

63

1818

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Charles

Thierry

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

London, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Craig

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Berwickshire, Scotland

Jane

Muir

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jane

Young

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Penicuik, Peeblesshire, Scotland

John

Forrest

Servant

Married

53

1828

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Forrest

Wife

Married

45

1836

Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Marion

Forrest

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Susan

Hutchie

Visitor

Unmarried

15

1866

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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