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Household of John Ferguson (born 1831, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Ferguson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ferguson, born in 1831 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Ferguson, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; A M (born 1861 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), E S (born 1865 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), N G (born 1868 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), A J (born 1869 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), M K (born 1872 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), J A (born 1874 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and W J (born 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, J (born 1810 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Sister In Law, K (born 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Visitor, J (born 1863 in Scotland).


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John Ferguson's household

Male

John

Ferguson

Head
Female

Jessie

Ferguson

Wife
Male

A M

Ferguson

Son
Male

E S

Ferguson

Son
Male

N G

Ferguson

Son
Female

A J

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

M K

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

J A

Ferguson

Son
Female

W J

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

J

Sinclair

Mother In Law
Female

K

Mac Farlane

Sister In Law
Male

J

Stewart

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ferguson

Head

Married

50

1831

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ferguson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

A M

Ferguson

Son

Single

20

1861

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

E S

Ferguson

Son

Single

16

1865

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

N G

Ferguson

Son

Single

13

1868

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

A J

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

M K

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

J A

Ferguson

Son

Single

7

1874

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

W J

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

J

Sinclair

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

K

Mac Farlane

Sister In Law

Single

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

J

Stewart

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Scotland

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