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Household of John Conway (born 1837, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk & Musselburgh, Midlothian, 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 Conway and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Conway, born in 1837 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Conway, born in 1847 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1863 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1867 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles (born 1876 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Isabella Smith, born in 1868 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Conway's household

Male

John

Conway

Head
Female

Jane

Conway

Wife
Male

James

Conway

Son
Female

Jane

Conway

Daughter
Male

John

Conway

Son
Male

Charles

Conway

Son
Male

William

Conway

Son
Female

Isabella

Smith

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Conway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Conway

Head

Married

44

1837

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Conway

Wife

Married

34

1847

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

James

Conway

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Conway

Daughter

-

14

1867

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Conway

Son

-

6

1875

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Conway

Son

-

5

1876

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Conway

Son

-

2

1879

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Smith

Granddaughter

-

13

1868

Midlothian, Scotland

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