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Household of John Boag (born 1835, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, 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 Boag and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Boag, born in 1835 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Boag, born in 1833 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1856 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Betsy (born 1860 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1862 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1871 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, John Boag, born in 1878 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Boag's household

Male

John

Boag

Head
Female

Margaret

Boag

Wife
Female

Margaret

Boag

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Boag

Daughter
Male

Robert

Boag

Son
Female

Janet

Boag

Daughter
Female

Jane

Boag

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Boag

Son
Male

John

Boag

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Boag
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Boag

Head

Married

46

1835

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Boag

Wife

Married

48

1833

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Boag

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

Boag

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Boag

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Boag

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Boag

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Boag

Son

-

10

1871

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Boag

Grandson

-

3

1878

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

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