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Household of John Dent (born 1831, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, Lanarkshire, 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 Dent and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dent, born in 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dent, born in 1833 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1874 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Christina Westland, born in 1803 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Dent's household

Male

John

Dent

Head
Female

Sarah

Dent

Wife
Female

Jane

Dent

Daughter
Female

Christina

Westland

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Dent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dent

Head

Married

50

1831

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Dent

Wife

Married

48

1833

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Dent

Daughter

-

7

1874

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Westland

Mother-In-Law

Widow

78

1803

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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