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Household of John Devlin (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 Devlin and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Devlin, born in 1834 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; William (born 1867 in -), Emeline (born 1870 in -), Jessie (born 1872 in -) and Charles (born 1875 in England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Annie Meikle, born in 1864 in Addington, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Devlin's household

Male

John

Devlin

Head
Male

William

Devlin

Son
Female

Emeline

Devlin

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Devlin

Daughter
Male

Charles

Devlin

Son
Female

Annie

Meikle

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Devlin
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Devlin

Head

Widower

47

1834

Ireland

William

Devlin

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

-

Emeline

Devlin

Daughter

-

11

1870

-

Jessie

Devlin

Daughter

-

9

1872

-

Charles

Devlin

Son

-

6

1875

England

Annie

Meikle

Servant

Widow

17

1864

Addington, Midlothian, Scotland

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