Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Fortune (born 1832, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Fortune and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fortune, born in 1832 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Fortune, born in 1833 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1859 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jenny (born 1863 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), Nelly (born 1870 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland) and Henry (born 1872 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Fortune's household

Male

John

Fortune

Head
Female

Agnes

Fortune

Wife
Male

John

Fortune

Son
Female

Jenny

Fortune

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Fortune

Son
Female

Nelly

Fortune

Daughter
Male

Henry

Fortune

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Fortune
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fortune

Head

Married

49

1832

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Fortune

Wife

Married

48

1833

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Fortune

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jenny

Fortune

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Fortune

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Nelly

Fortune

Daughter

-

11

1870

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Henry

Fortune

Son

-

9

1872

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Fortune in Temple in 1881, and follow the Fortune family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Fortune

We’ve found John Fortune in 74 family trees. Find out more about John Fortune's household and view the Fortune family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census