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Household of John Croft (born 1827, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Croft and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Croft, born in 1827 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Croft, born in 1826 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary Cross (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jane (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, James (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Grandson, William (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Boarder, Janet (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Croft's household

Male

John

Croft

Head
Female

Janet

Croft

Wife
Female

Mary Cross

Croft

Daughter
Female

Jane

Croft

Daughter
Male

James

Boyd

Grandson
Male

William

Boyd

Grandson
Female

Janet

Stewart

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Croft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Croft

Head

Married

54

1827

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Croft

Wife

Married

55

1826

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Cross

Croft

Daughter

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Croft

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Boyd

Grandson

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Boyd

Grandson

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Stewart

Boarder

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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