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Household of John Barclay (born 1845, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, 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 1845 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Barclay, born in 1853 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1873 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1877 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robertson (born 1879 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William G (born 1881 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Alexander Brown, born in 1857 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Barclay's household

Male

John

Barclay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Barclay

Wife
Male

James

Barclay

Son
Male

John

Barclay

Son
Female

Maggie

Barclay

Daughter
Male

Robertson

Barclay

Son
Male

William G

Barclay

Son
Male

Alexander

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Barclay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Barclay

Head

Married

36

1845

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Barclay

Wife

Married

28

1853

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Barclay

Son

-

8

1873

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Barclay

Son

-

6

1875

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Barclay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robertson

Barclay

Son

-

2

1879

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William G

Barclay

Son

-

0

1881

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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