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Household of John F Cathcart (born 1827, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 F Cathcart and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John F Cathcart, born in 1827 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. John F was the head of the household, married to Mary B Cathcart, born in 1831 in Leven, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary W (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet B (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Joanna V (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John F's Visitor, Anna (born 1844 in Switzerland), John F's Servant, Christina (born 1844 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John F's Servant, Margaret (born 1848 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John F's Servant, Annie (born 1851 in Orkney, Scotland), John F's Servant, Eliza (born 1849 in Berwickshire, Scotland) and John F's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).


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John F Cathcart's household

Male

John F

Cathcart

Head
Female

Mary B

Cathcart

Wife
Female

Mary W

Cathcart

Daughter
Female

Janet B

Cathcart

Daughter
Female

Joanna V

Cathcart

Daughter
Female

Anna

Bost

Visitor
Female

Christina

McDougall

Servant
Female

Margaret

Stormont

Servant
Female

Annie

Stevenson

Servant
Female

Eliza

Miller

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Chisholm

Servant
First name(s) John F
Last name Cathcart
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John F

Cathcart

Head

Married

54

1827

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary B

Cathcart

Wife

Married

50

1831

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Mary W

Cathcart

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet B

Cathcart

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joanna V

Cathcart

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Anna

Bost

Visitor

Unmarried

37

1844

Switzerland

Christina

McDougall

Servant

Unmarried

37

1844

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

Stormont

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Stevenson

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Orkney, Scotland

Eliza

Miller

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Berwickshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Chisholm

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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