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Household of John Douglas (born 1840, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wilton, Roxburghshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Douglas, born in 1840 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Douglas, born in 1839 in England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born - in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1864 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1866 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1877 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Aunt, Jane (born 1808 in Kirkton, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and John's Nephew, Joseph (born 1861 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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John Douglas's household

Male

John

Douglas

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Douglas

Wife
Male

Thomas

Douglas

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Douglas

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Douglas

Son
Male

John

Douglas

Son
Male

William

Douglas

Son
Male

George

Douglas

Son
Male

Robert

Douglas

Son
Female

Jane

Amos

Aunt
Male

Joseph

Roper

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Douglas

Head

Married

41

1840

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Douglas

Wife

Married

42

1839

England

Thomas

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

-

-

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Douglas

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Joseph

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

George

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Amos

Aunt

Unmarried

73

1808

Kirkton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Joseph

Roper

Nephew

Unmarried

20

1861

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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