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Household of John Blakie (born 1842, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 Blakie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Blakie, born in 1842 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Blakie, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Christina (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret B (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen S (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Anna M (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander J (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William B (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane E Laidlaw, born in 1863 in England.


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John Blakie's household

Male

John

Blakie

Head
Female

Margaret

Blakie

Wife
Female

Christina

Blakie

Daughter
Female

Margaret B

Blakie

Daughter
Male

John

Blakie

Son
Female

Helen S

Blakie

Daughter
Female

Anna M

Blakie

Daughter
Male

Alexander J

Blakie

Son
Male

William B

Blakie

Son
Female

Jane E

Laidlaw

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Blakie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Blakie

Head

Married

39

1842

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Blakie

Wife

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Blakie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret B

Blakie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Blakie

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen S

Blakie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Anna M

Blakie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander J

Blakie

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William B

Blakie

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane E

Laidlaw

Servant

-

18

1863

England

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