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Household of John Cuningham (born 1854, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock Middle, 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 Cuningham and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cuningham, born in 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Georgina Cuningham, born in 1858 in England. They had 1 child; John, born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Georgina (born 1827 in England), John's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Catherine (born 1805 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Alex (born 1860 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Ireland).


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John Cuningham's household

Male

John

Cuningham

Head
Female

Georgina

Cuningham

Wife
Male

John

Cuningham

Son
Female

Georgina

Williamson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Williamson

Sister-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Ferguson

Boarder
Male

Alex

Robinson

Boarder
Male

William

Bennet

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cuningham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cuningham

Head

Married

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina

Cuningham

Wife

Married

23

1858

England

John

Cuningham

Son

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Georgina

Williamson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

54

1827

England

Mary

Williamson

Sister-In-Law

-

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Ferguson

Boarder

Unmarried

76

1805

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alex

Robinson

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Bennet

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

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