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Household of John Ayton (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Ayton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ayton, born in 1839 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret B Ayton, born in 1841 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 8 children; John H (born 1865 in England), Margaret (born 1867 in England), Alexander C (born 1869 in England), Samuel A (born 1871 in England), Sarah A (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert W (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Edward J (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Peter (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Ayton's household

Male

John

Ayton

Head
Female

Margaret B

Ayton

Wife
Male

John H

Ayton

Son
Female

Margaret

Ayton

Daughter
Male

Alexander C

Ayton

Son
Male

Samuel A

Ayton

Son
Female

Sarah A

Ayton

Daughter
Male

Robert W

Ayton

Son
Male

Edward J

Ayton

Son
Male

Peter

Ayton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Ayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ayton

Head

Married

42

1839

England

Margaret B

Ayton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John H

Ayton

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

England

Margaret

Ayton

Daughter

-

14

1867

England

Alexander C

Ayton

Son

-

12

1869

England

Samuel A

Ayton

Son

-

10

1871

England

Sarah A

Ayton

Daughter

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert W

Ayton

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Edward J

Ayton

Son

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Ayton

Son

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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