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Household of John Dalgety (born 1829, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, 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 Dalgety and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dalgety, born in 1829 in Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dalgety, born in 1830 in Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Andrew (born 1864 in -), Joseph (born 1870 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1867 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Maggie (born 1873 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1863 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Servant, John (born 1866 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Dalgety's household

Male

John

Dalgety

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dalgety

Wife
Male

Andrew

Dalgety

Son
Male

Joseph

Dalgety

Son
Female

Jane

Dalgety

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Dalgety

Daughter
Female

Mary

Oram

Servant
Male

William

Longmuir

Servant
Male

John

Lakie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dalgety
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dalgety

Head

Married

52

1829

Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Dalgety

Wife

Married

51

1830

Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Dalgety

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

-

Joseph

Dalgety

Son

-

11

1870

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Dalgety

Daughter

-

14

1867

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Dalgety

Daughter

-

8

1873

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Oram

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Longmuir

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Lakie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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