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Household of John Birnie (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cawdor, Invernessshire, 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 Birnie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Birnie, born in 1841 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Birnie, born in 1841 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Christina Isabella (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland) and Margaret Ann Joss (born 1874 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret Smith, born in 1862 in St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Birnie's household

Male

John

Birnie

Head
Female

Jane

Birnie

Wife
Female

Christina Isabella

Birnie

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Birnie

Daughter
Female

Jane

Birnie

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann Joss

Birnie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Smith

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Birnie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Birnie

Head

Married

40

1841

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Birnie

Wife

Married

40

1841

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina Isabella

Birnie

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Birnie

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

Jane

Birnie

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

Margaret Ann Joss

Birnie

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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