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Household of John Ballantyne (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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 Ballantyne and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ballantyne, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Ballantyne, born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander C (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew D (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William W (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Whiteford M (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Maria B (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Maria Wood, born in 1813 in Joppa, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Ballantyne's household

Male

John

Ballantyne

Head
Female

Jessie

Ballantyne

Wife
Male

Robert

Ballantyne

Son
Male

Alexander C

Ballantyne

Son
Male

John

Ballantyne

Son
Male

Andrew D

Ballantyne

Son
Male

William W

Ballantyne

Son
Male

Whiteford M

Ballantyne

Son
Female

Maria B

Ballantyne

Daughter
Female

Maria

Wood

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Ballantyne
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ballantyne

Head

Married

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Ballantyne

Wife

Married

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Ballantyne

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander C

Ballantyne

Son

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Ballantyne

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew D

Ballantyne

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William W

Ballantyne

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Whiteford M

Ballantyne

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maria B

Ballantyne

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maria

Wood

Mother-In-Law

Widow

68

1813

Joppa, Midlothian, Scotland

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