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Household of John Bett (born 1819, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunoon & Kilmun, Argyllshire, 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 Bett and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bett, born in 1819 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Bett, born in 1829 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; David (born 1862 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1849 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Jessie S Ritchie, born in 1872 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Bett's household

Male

John

Bett

Head
Female

Janet

Bett

Wife
Male

David

Bett

Son
Female

Jessie

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Jessie S

Ritchie

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bett

Head

Married

62

1819

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Bett

Wife

Married

52

1829

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Bett

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ritchie

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie S

Ritchie

Granddaughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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