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Household of John Alston (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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.

John Alston and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Alston, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion Alston, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Marion G (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane S (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother-In-Law, James A K Watson, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Alston's household

Male

John

Alston

Head
Female

Marion

Alston

Wife
Female

Marion G

Alston

Daughter
Female

Jane S

Alston

Daughter
Male

John

Alston

Son
Male

James A K

Watson

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Alston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Alston

Head

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Alston

Wife

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion G

Alston

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane S

Alston

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Alston

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James A K

Watson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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