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Household of John Harper (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 Harper and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harper, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Harper, born in 1852 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Leoans (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Eliza McVitty, born in 1853 in Ireland.


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John Harper's household

Male

John

Harper

Head
Female

Annie

Harper

Wife
Male

John

Harper

Son
Female

Annie

Harper

Daughter
Female

Leoans

Harper

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Harper

Son
Female

Eliza

McVitty

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harper

Head

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Harper

Wife

-

29

1852

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Harper

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Harper

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Leoans

Harper

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Harper

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

McVitty

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

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