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Household of John Clonston (born 1817, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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 Clonston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Clonston, born in 1817 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessey Clonston, born in 1822 in Scotland. They had 1 child; George, born 1864 in Scotland. They had 2 grandchildren; James (born 1874 in Scotland) and Mary A (born 1876 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, John (born 1851 in Scotland), John's Lodger, James (born 1832 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, Margaret (born 1837 in Ireland).


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John Clonston's household

Male

John

Clonston

Head
Female

Jessey

Clonston

Wife
Male

George

Clonston

Son
Male

James

Tullock

Grand Son
Female

Mary A

Tullock

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Stuart

Lodger
Male

James

Doran

Lodger
Female

Margaret

Doran

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Clonston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Clonston

Head

Married

64

1817

Orkney, Scotland

Jessey

Clonston

Wife

Married

59

1822

Scotland

George

Clonston

Son

Single

17

1864

Scotland

James

Tullock

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Scotland

Mary A

Tullock

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Scotland

John

Stuart

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Scotland

James

Doran

Lodger

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Margaret

Doran

Lodger

Married

44

1837

Ireland

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