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Household of John Brunton (born 1852, Midlothian)

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 Brunton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brunton, born in 1852 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Brunton, born in 1849 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1874 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1877 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, Robert (born 1797 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and John's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1820 in England).


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John Brunton's household

Male

John

Brunton

Head
Female

Janet

Brunton

Wife
Male

Robert

Brunton

Son
Male

John

Brunton

Son
Female

Mary

Brunton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Brunton

Father
Female

Elizabeth

Brunton

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Brunton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brunton

Head

Married

29

1852

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Brunton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Brunton

Son

-

7

1874

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Brunton

Son

-

6

1875

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Brunton

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Brunton

Father

Married

84

1797

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Brunton

Mother

Married

61

1820

England

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