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Household of Jessie Johnston (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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.

Jessie Johnston and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jessie Johnston, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. Jessie was the head of the household, married to Robert Johnston, born in 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Robert (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1874 in Shawlands, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Shawlands, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Sofus E (born 1878 in Shawlands, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1879 in Shawlands, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Jessie's Father, George (born 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie's Servant, Grace (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Jessie Johnston's household

Female

Jessie

Johnston

Head
Male

Robert

Johnston

Son
Male

George

Johnston

Son
Male

James

Johnston

Son
Male

William

Johnston

Son
Male

Henry

Johnston

Son
Female

Marion

Johnston

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Johnston

Son
Male

Sofus E

Johnston

Son
Female

Jessie

Johnston

Daughter
Male

George

Wallace

Father
Female

Grace

Black

Servant
First name(s) Jessie
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jessie

Johnston

Head

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Johnston

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Johnston

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Johnston

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Johnston

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Johnston

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Johnston

Daughter

-

7

1874

Shawlands, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Johnston

Son

-

5

1876

Shawlands, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sofus E

Johnston

Son

-

3

1878

Shawlands, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Johnston

Daughter

-

2

1879

Shawlands, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Wallace

Father

Widower

66

1815

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Black

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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