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Household of John Campbell (born 1852, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 Campbell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Campbell, born in 1852 in Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Campbell, born in 1852 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1878 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Gavin (born 1861 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Robert (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Campbell's household

Male

John

Campbell

Head
Female

Margaret

Campbell

Wife
Male

John

Campbell

Son
Male

Thomas

Campbell

Son
Male

Gavin

Kennedy

Boarder
Male

Robert

Kennedy

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Barclay

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Campbell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Campbell

Head

Married

29

1852

Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Campbell

Wife

Married

29

1852

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Campbell

Son

-

3

1878

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Campbell

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Kennedy

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Kennedy

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Barclay

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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