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Household of John Archibald (born 1837, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton, 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.

John Archibald and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Archibald, born in 1837 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Euphemia Archibald, born in 1841 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1869 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1871 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Adopted Son, Roderick B (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1866 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1868 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Boarder, Divina (born 1870 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Boarder, Janet (born 1870 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1868 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Archibald's household

Male

John

Archibald

Head
Female

Euphemia

Archibald

Wife
Female

Margaret

Archibald

Daughter
Male

John

Archibald

Son
Male

Roderick B

Archibald

Adopted Son
Female

Mary Ann

Mathieson

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Boarder
Female

Divina

Anderson

Boarder
Female

Janet

Irvine

Boarder
Male

John

Irvine

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Archibald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Archibald

Head

Married

44

1837

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Euphemia

Archibald

Wife

Married

40

1841

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Archibald

Daughter

-

12

1869

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Archibald

Son

-

10

1871

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Roderick B

Archibald

Adopted Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann

Mathieson

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Boarder

-

13

1868

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Divina

Anderson

Boarder

-

11

1870

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Irvine

Boarder

-

11

1870

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Irvine

Boarder

-

13

1868

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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