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Household of John Dodds (born 1820, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Dodds and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dodds, born in 1820 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Dodds, born in 1819 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Helen, born 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, Robert (born 1874 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Grandson, Andrew (born 1876 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Grandson, Archibald (born 1879 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1881 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John's Boarder, Alexander (born 1865 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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John Dodds's household

Male

John

Dodds

Head
Female

Janet

Dodds

Wife
Female

Helen

Dodds

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dodds

Grandson
Male

Andrew

Dodds

Grandson
Male

Archibald

Dodds

Grandson
Female

Janet

Dodds

Granddaughter
Male

Alexander

Dodds

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dodds
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dodds

Head

Married

61

1820

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Dodds

Wife

Married

62

1819

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Helen

Dodds

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Dodds

Grandson

-

7

1874

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Andrew

Dodds

Grandson

-

5

1876

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Archibald

Dodds

Grandson

-

2

1879

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Dodds

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Dodds

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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