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Household of John Caldwell (born 1845, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Quivox & Newton, Ayrshire, 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 Caldwell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Caldwell, born in 1845 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Caldwell, born in 1842 in Darran, Buteshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1865 in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1867 in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James (born 1872 in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Archibald Cook, born in 1868 in Darran, Buteshire, Scotland.


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John Caldwell's household

Male

John

Caldwell

Head
Female

Isabella

Caldwell

Wife
Male

John

Caldwell

Son
Female

Maggie

Caldwell

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Caldwell

Son
Male

James

Caldwell

Son
Male

Archibald

Cook

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Caldwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Caldwell

Head

Married

36

1845

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Isabella

Caldwell

Wife

Married

39

1842

Darran, Buteshire, Scotland

John

Caldwell

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Caldwell

Daughter

-

14

1867

St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

Caldwell

Son

-

12

1869

St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Caldwell

Son

-

9

1872

St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland

Archibald

Cook

Boarder

-

13

1868

Darran, Buteshire, Scotland

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