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Household of John Cunningham (born 1814, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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 Cunningham and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cunningham, born in 1814 in Beith, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1839 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1850 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1853 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1862 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Ellen Gilmour, born in 1859 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John Cunningham's household

Male

John

Cunningham

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cunningham

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cunningham

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cunningham

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Cunningham

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Gilmour

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cunningham
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cunningham

Head

Widower

67

1814

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cunningham

Daughter

Unmarried

42

1839

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cunningham

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Cunningham

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Cunningham

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ellen

Gilmour

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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