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Household of John Ainslie (born 1819, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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.

John Ainslie and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ainslie, born in 1819 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ainslie, born in 1822 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Christina (born 1846 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1853 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1855 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1862 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and David (born 1869 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, Robert (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, William (born 1863 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and John's Boarder, Clement (born 1867 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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John Ainslie's household

Male

John

Ainslie

Head
Female

Margaret

Ainslie

Wife
Female

Christina

Ainslie

Daughter
Male

John

Ainslie

Son
Male

James

Ainslie

Son
Female

Margaret

Ainslie

Daughter
Male

David

Ainslie

Son
Male

Robert

Ainslie

Grandson
Female

Margaret

Ainslie

Granddaughter
Male

William

Clark

Boarder
Male

Clement

Ogilvie

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ainslie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ainslie

Head

Married

62

1819

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Ainslie

Wife

Married

59

1822

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Christina

Ainslie

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Ainslie

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Ainslie

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Ainslie

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David

Ainslie

Son

-

12

1869

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Ainslie

Grandson

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ainslie

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Clark

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Clement

Ogilvie

Boarder

Unmarried

14

1867

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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