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Household of John Devlin (born 1857, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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 Devlin and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Devlin, born in 1857 in Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Devlin, born in 1859 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Patrick (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Mary (born 1857 in Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Devlin's household

Male

John

Devlin

Head
Female

Catherine

Devlin

Wife
Female

Sarah

Devlin

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Devlin

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Booner

Boarder
Female

Mary

Booner

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Booner

Boarder
Male

William

Booner

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Devlin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Devlin

Head

Married

24

1857

Ayrshire, Scotland

Catherine

Devlin

Wife

Married

22

1859

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Devlin

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Devlin

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

Booner

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Booner

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Booner

Boarder

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Booner

Boarder

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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