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Household of John Goodfellow (born 1823, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingarth, Buteshire, 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 Goodfellow and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Goodfellow, born in 1823 in Melrose, Selkirkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Goodfellow, born in 1857 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Katie (born 1879 in Kingarth, Buteshire, Scotland).


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John Goodfellow's household

Male

John

Goodfellow

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Goodfellow

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Goodfellow

Daughter
Male

John

Goodfellow

Son
Male

James

Goodfellow

Son
Male

Robert

Goodfellow

Son
Female

Katie

Goodfellow

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Goodfellow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Melrose, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Goodfellow

Head

Married

58

1823

Melrose, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Goodfellow

Wife

Married

24

1857

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Goodfellow

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Goodfellow

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Goodfellow

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Goodfellow

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Katie

Goodfellow

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kingarth, Buteshire, Scotland

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