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Household of John Fern (born 1827)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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 Fern and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fern, born in 1827 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Fern, born in 1830 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1862 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1865 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1867 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1876 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Fern's household

Male

John

Fern

Head
Female

Helen

Fern

Wife
Male

James

Fern

Son
Female

Helen

Fern

Daughter
Male

Robert

Fern

Son
Male

John

Fern

Son
Male

George

Fern

Son
Female

Isabella

Fern

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Fern
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fern

Head

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Helen

Fern

Wife

Married

51

1830

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Fern

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Fern

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Fern

Son

-

14

1867

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Fern

Son

-

11

1870

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Fern

Son

-

8

1873

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Fern

Daughter

-

5

1876

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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