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Household of John Ferguson (born 1824, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shettleston, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ferguson, born in 1824 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Ferguson, born in 1823 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Helen (born 1852 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1855 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1857 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1860 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1862 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Agnes (born 1879 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Niece, Sarah (born 1880 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Ferguson's household

Male

John

Ferguson

Head
Female

Agnes

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Helen

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

William

Ferguson

Son
Male

Alexander

Ferguson

Son
Female

Jane

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ferguson

Son
Female

Agnes

McLachlan

Niece
Female

Sarah

McLachlan

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ferguson

Head

Married

57

1824

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Ferguson

Wife

Married

58

1823

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Ferguson

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Ferguson

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ferguson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Ferguson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Ferguson

Son

-

19

1862

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McLachlan

Niece

-

2

1879

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

McLachlan

Niece

-

1

1880

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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