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Household of John Campbell (born 1840, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Campbell, born in 1840 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Campbell, born in 1845 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes Sinclair (born 1872 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ellen Muir (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander Muir (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and George Muir (born 1879 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Maggie Gault, born in 1865 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Campbell's household

Male

John

Campbell

Head
Female

Ellen

Campbell

Wife
Male

John

Campbell

Son
Female

Agnes Sinclair

Campbell

Daughter
Female

Ellen Muir

Campbell

Daughter
Male

Alexander Muir

Campbell

Son
Male

George Muir

Campbell

Son
Female

Maggie

Gault

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Campbell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Campbell

Head

Married

41

1840

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

Campbell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Campbell

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes Sinclair

Campbell

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen Muir

Campbell

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander Muir

Campbell

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George Muir

Campbell

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Gault

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

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