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Household of John Clark (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, 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 Clark and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Clark, born in 1844 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Clark, born in 1839 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Helen (born 1801 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, Samuel (born 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, David (born 1859 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Clark's household

Male

John

Clark

Head
Female

Helen

Clark

Wife
Female

Helen

Clark

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Clark

Daughter
Female

Helen

Neil

Mother-In-Law
Male

Samuel

Officer

Lodger
Male

David

Goldie

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Clark
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Clark

Head

Married

37

1844

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Clark

Wife

Married

42

1839

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Clark

Daughter

-

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Clark

Daughter

-

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Neil

Mother-In-Law

Widow

80

1801

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Samuel

Officer

Lodger

Unmarried

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Goldie

Lodger

Unmarried

22

1859

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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