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Household of John Fyfe Fergus (born 1850, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northmavine, Shetland, 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 Fyfe Fergus and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fyfe Fergus, born in 1850 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. John Fyfe was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Fergus, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Marian (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William John (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John Fyfe's Servant, Elizabeth Jamieson, born in 1835 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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John Fyfe Fergus's household

Male

John Fyfe

Fergus

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Fergus

Wife
Female

Marian

Fergus

Daughter
Male

William John

Fergus

Son
Male

Alexander

Fergus

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jamieson

Servant
First name(s) John Fyfe
Last name Fergus
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Fyfe

Fergus

Head

Married

31

1850

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Fergus

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marian

Fergus

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William John

Fergus

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Fergus

Son

-

0

1881

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Jamieson

Servant

Unmarried

46

1835

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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