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Household of John Farquharson (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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 Farquharson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Farquharson, born in 1837 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Mcg Farquharson, born in 1842 in Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cousin, Isabella C (born 1847 in Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Alexander B (born 1861 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Isabella (born 1844 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland), John's -, Thomas (born 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's -, Hannah J (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's -, Thomas F (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's -, Margaret M (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Farquharson's household

Male

John

Farquharson

Head
Female

Jessie Mcg

Farquharson

Wife
Female

Isabella C

Mercer

Cousin
Male

Alexander B

Deynan

Boarder
Female

Isabella

Shaw

Servant
Female

Sarah

Burton

Servant
Male

Thomas

Bell

-
Female

Hannah J

Bell

-
Male

Thomas F

Bell

-
Female

Margaret M

Bell

-
First name(s) John
Last name Farquharson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place -

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Farquharson

Head

Married

44

1837

-

Jessie Mcg

Farquharson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Isabella C

Mercer

Cousin

Unmarried

34

1847

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Alexander B

Deynan

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Isabella

Shaw

Servant

Widow

37

1844

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Sarah

Burton

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Bell

-

Widower

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Hannah J

Bell

-

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas F

Bell

-

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret M

Bell

-

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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