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Household of John Barclay (born 1809, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, 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 1809 in Crimond, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christian Barclay, born in 1848 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Joan (born 1873 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Susan (born 1874 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1847 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Visitor, James S (born 1852 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Barclay's household

Male

John

Barclay

Head
Female

Christian

Barclay

Wife
Female

Joan

Barclay

Daughter
Female

Susan

Barclay

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Bennet

Boarder
Male

James S

Simpson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Barclay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Crimond, 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

72

1809

Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Barclay

Wife

Married

33

1848

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joan

Barclay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Susan

Barclay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Bennet

Boarder

Married

34

1847

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James S

Simpson

Visitor

Unmarried

29

1852

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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