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Household of John Barclay (born 1837, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banff, Banffshire, 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 Barclay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Barclay, born in 1837 in Boyndie, Banffshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth M I Barclay, born in 1856 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth M I (born 1877 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Alison F (born 1879 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland) and John B (born 1881 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Assistant, Alexander (born 1857 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's -, Ann (born 1862 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Walter (born 1863 in Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Cults, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Christina (born 1859 in Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Barclay's household

Male

John

Barclay

Head
Female

Elizabeth M I

Barclay

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M I

Barclay

Daughter
Female

Alison F

Barclay

Daughter
Male

John B

Barclay

Son
Male

Alexander

Cameron

Assistant
Female

Ann

Gammack

-
Male

Walter

McLeny

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Servant
Female

Christina

Wight

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Barclay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Barclay

Head

Married

44

1837

Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth M I

Barclay

Wife

Married

25

1856

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth M I

Barclay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Alison F

Barclay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

John B

Barclay

Son

-

0

1881

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cameron

Assistant

Unmarried

24

1857

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

Gammack

-

Unmarried

19

1862

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Walter

McLeny

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Cults, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Wight

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland

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