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Household of John A Houston (born 1813, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

John A Houston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John A Houston, born in 1813 in Ludchurch, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 9 members. John A was the head of the household, married to Caroline A Houston, born in 1823 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Caroline A (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John Geo L (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alice A (born 1861 in Kenson, Middlesex, England), Edith M (born 1863 in Kenson, Middlesex, England) and Alfred C (born 1865 in Kenson, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John A's Servant, Harriet (born 1855 in Chelmsford, Essex, England) and John A's Servant, Henrietta (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John A Houston's household

Male

John A

Houston

Head
Female

Caroline A

Houston

Wife
Female

Caroline A

Houston

Daughter
Male

John Geo L

Houston

Son
Female

Alice A

Houston

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Houston

Daughter
Male

Alfred C

Houston

Son
Female

Harriet

Mason

Servant
Female

Henrietta

Clarke

Servant
First name(s) John A
Last name Houston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Ludchurch, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John A

Houston

Head

Married

68

1813

Ludchurch, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Caroline A

Houston

Wife

Married

58

1823

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Caroline A

Houston

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John Geo L

Houston

Son

Single

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice A

Houston

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Kenson, Middlesex, England

Edith M

Houston

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Kenson, Middlesex, England

Alfred C

Houston

Son

Single

16

1865

Kenson, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Mason

Servant

Single

26

1855

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Henrietta

Clarke

Servant

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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