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Household of John Clapperton (born 1807, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yester, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Clapperton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Clapperton, born in 1807 in Stow, Selkirkshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Clapperton, born in 1809 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Janet, born 1833 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Helen Bain, born in 1866 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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John Clapperton's household

Male

John

Clapperton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Clapperton

Wife
Female

Janet

Clapperton

Daughter
Female

Helen

Bain

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Clapperton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Stow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Clapperton

Head

Married

74

1807

Stow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Clapperton

Wife

Married

72

1809

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Clapperton

Daughter

Unmarried

48

1833

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Helen

Bain

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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