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Household of John Clark (born 1836, Ayrshire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Clark, born in 1836 in Largs, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Clark, born in 1847 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1875 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, John (born 1845 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and John's -, Elizabeth (born 1850 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Clark's household

Male

John

Clark

Head
Female

Janet

Clark

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Clark

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Clark

Daughter
Male

John

Clark

Son
Male

John

Rigg

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Rigg

-
Male

John

Rigg

Son
Male

Thomas

Rigg

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Clark
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Clark

Head

Married

45

1836

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Clark

Wife

Married

34

1847

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Clark

Daughter

-

9

1872

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Clark

Daughter

-

6

1875

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Clark

Son

-

4

1877

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Rigg

Visitor

Married

36

1845

Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rigg

-

Married

31

1850

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Rigg

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Rigg

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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