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Household of John Braes (born 1836, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 Braes and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Braes, born in 1836 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Braes, born in 1843 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 11 children; Mary (born 1862 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1864 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1866 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1868 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Andrew (born 1872 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Antoinette (born 1874 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Flora (born 1876 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Emily (born 1877 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Benjamin (born 1880 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Dinah (born 1881 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1809 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Isabella (born 1859 in Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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John Braes's household

Male

John

Braes

Head
Female

Mary

Braes

Wife
Female

Mary

Braes

Daughter
Male

Robert

Braes

Son
Male

John

Braes

Son
Male

William

Braes

Son
Female

Maggie

Braes

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Braes

Son
Female

Antoinette

Braes

Daughter
Female

Flora

Braes

Daughter
Female

Emily

Braes

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Braes

Son
Female

Dinah

Braes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Millar

Mother-In-Law
Female

Isabella

Torley

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Braes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Braes

Head

Married

45

1836

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Braes

Wife

Married

38

1843

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Braes

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Braes

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Braes

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Braes

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Maggie

Braes

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Andrew

Braes

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Antoinette

Braes

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Flora

Braes

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Emily

Braes

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Benjamin

Braes

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Dinah

Braes

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Millar

Mother-In-Law

Widow

72

1809

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Torley

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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