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Household of John Barclay (born 1830, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Barclay, born in 1830 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Barclay, born in 1839 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Maggie (born 1872 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1874 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, James (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Bethia (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Barclay's household

Male

John

Barclay

Head
Female

Charlotte

Barclay

Wife
Female

Maggie

Barclay

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Barclay

Daughter
Male

James

Barclay

Nephew
Female

Bethia

Forrest

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Barclay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Barclay

Head

Married

51

1830

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Barclay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Barclay

Daughter

-

9

1872

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Barclay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Barclay

Nephew

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bethia

Forrest

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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