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Household of John C Johnston (born 1837, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunoon & Kilmun, Argyllshire, 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 C Johnston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John C Johnston, born in 1837 in Alyth, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John C was the head of the household, married to Jessie Johnston, born in 1835 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alfred W (born 1864 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Jessie H (born 1866 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland) and John C (born 1868 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John C's Nephew, Thomas (born 1862 in Perthshire, Scotland) and John C's Servant, Isabella M (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John C Johnston's household

Male

John C

Johnston

Head
Female

Jessie

Johnston

Wife
Male

Alfred W

Johnston

Son
Female

Jessie H

Johnston

Daughter
Male

John C

Johnston

Son
Male

Thomas

McLaren

Nephew
Female

Isabella M

Laird

Servant
First name(s) John C
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John C

Johnston

Head

Married

44

1837

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Johnston

Wife

Married

46

1835

Perthshire, Scotland

Alfred W

Johnston

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Jessie H

Johnston

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

John C

Johnston

Son

-

13

1868

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Thomas

McLaren

Nephew

Unmarried

19

1862

Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella M

Laird

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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