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Household of John Colquhoun (born 1837, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, 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 Colquhoun and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colquhoun, born in 1837 in Coulton, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Colquhoun, born in 1843 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1863 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1870 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1872 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1875 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Ritchie, born in 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Colquhoun's household

Male

John

Colquhoun

Head
Female

Mary

Colquhoun

Wife
Male

James

Colquhoun

Son
Male

Hugh

Colquhoun

Son
Male

Matthew

Colquhoun

Son
Female

Annie

Colquhoun

Daughter
Male

John

Colquhoun

Son
Male

William

Colquhoun

Son
Male

William

Ritchie

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Colquhoun
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Coulton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Colquhoun

Head

Married

44

1837

Coulton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Colquhoun

Wife

Married

38

1843

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Colquhoun

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hugh

Colquhoun

Son

-

11

1870

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Colquhoun

Son

-

9

1872

Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

Colquhoun

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Colquhoun

Son

-

4

1877

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Colquhoun

Son

-

2

1879

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Ritchie

Boarder

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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