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Household of John Ferguson (born 1824, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ferguson, born in 1824 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Ferguson, born in 1828 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Alex (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Ferguson's household

Male

John

Ferguson

Head
Female

Catherine

Ferguson

Wife
Male

John

Ferguson

Son
Male

John

Cooper

Boarder
Male

Alex

McTear

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ferguson

Head

Married

57

1824

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Ferguson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Ferguson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Cooper

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Alex

McTear

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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