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Household of John Douglas (born 1847, Elgin or Moray)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Urquhart, Moray, 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 Douglas and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Douglas, born in 1847 in Rothes, Elgin or Moray, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Douglas, born in 1849 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 3 children; Eliza Jane (born 1874 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and Ann (born 1881 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, William (born 1865 in Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).


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John Douglas's household

Male

John

Douglas

Head
Female

Jessie

Douglas

Wife
Female

Eliza Jane

Douglas

Daughter
Male

John

Douglas

Son
Female

Ann

Douglas

Daughter
Male

William

Asher

Servant
Female

Mary

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Rothes, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Douglas

Head

Married

34

1847

Rothes, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Jessie

Douglas

Wife

Married

32

1849

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Eliza Jane

Douglas

Daughter

-

7

1874

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

John

Douglas

Son

-

6

1875

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Ann

Douglas

Daughter

-

0

1881

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

William

Asher

Servant

-

16

1865

Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Servant

-

14

1867

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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