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Household of John Campbell Shairp (born 1820, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, 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 Shairp and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Campbell Shairp, born in 1820 in Houston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 3 members. John Campbell was the head of the household, married to Eliza Shairp, born in 1823 in England.
During the period, also present in the household was John Campbell's Servant, Susan Wyllie Douglas, born in 1860 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Campbell Shairp's household

Male

John Campbell

Shairp

Head
Female

Eliza

Shairp

Wife
Female

Susan Wyllie

Douglas

Servant
First name(s) John Campbell
Last name Shairp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Houston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Campbell

Shairp

Head

Married

61

1820

Houston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Eliza

Shairp

Wife

Married

58

1823

England

Susan Wyllie

Douglas

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Perthshire, Scotland

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