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Household of John Houston (born 1846, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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 Houston and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Houston, born in 1846 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Houston, born in 1850 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Peter (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1849 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Lodger, Isabella (born 1846 in Beauly, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
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John Houston's household
John
Houston
Head
Elizabeth
Houston
Wife
Margaret
Houston
Daughter
John
Houston
Son
Helen
Houston
Daughter
William
Houston
Son
Peter
Houston
Son
Thomas
Golan
Lodger
Isabella
Golan
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Houston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Houston | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Houston | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Houston | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Houston | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | Houston | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Houston | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Peter | Houston | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | Golan | Lodger | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Golan | Lodger | Unmarried | 35 | 1846 | Beauly, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland |
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