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Household of John Ferguson (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 Ferguson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ferguson, born in 1848 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Ferguson, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, Murdoch Ferguson, born in 1846 in Muirhouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Ferguson's household

Male

John

Ferguson

Head
Female

Jane

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Jane

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

John

Ferguson

Son
Male

Joseph

Ferguson

Son
Male

Murdoch

Ferguson

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ferguson

Head

Married

33

1848

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Ferguson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Ferguson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Ferguson

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Ferguson

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Murdoch

Ferguson

Brother

Unmarried

35

1846

Muirhouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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