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Household of John Barclay (born 1848, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kettle, Fife, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Barclay, born in 1848 in Strathmiglo, Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Maggie (born 1870 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1872 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Perthshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Aberdalgie, Perthshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1879 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Elisabeth Barclay, born in 1828 in Kinrossshire, Scotland.


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John Barclay's household

Male

John

Barclay

Head
Female

Maggie

Barclay

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Barclay

Daughter
Male

Robert

Barclay

Son
Male

Thomas

Barclay

Son
Male

John

Barclay

Son
Male

Andrew

Barclay

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Barclay

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Barclay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Barclay

Head

Widower

33

1848

Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Barclay

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Lizzie

Barclay

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Barclay

Son

-

7

1874

Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

Barclay

Son

-

6

1875

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Barclay

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdalgie, Perthshire, Scotland

Andrew

Barclay

Son

-

2

1879

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Elisabeth

Barclay

Mother

Widow

53

1828

Kinrossshire, Scotland

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