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Household of John Irvine (born 1834, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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 Irvine and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Irvine, born in 1834 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Irvine, born in 1844 in Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1874 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Jane (born 1853 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and John's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1860 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).


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John Irvine's household

Male

John

Irvine

Head
Female

Helen

Irvine

Wife
Male

James

Irvine

Son
Male

William

Irvine

Son
Male

John

Irvine

Son
Female

Jane

Murray

Sister-In-Law
Male

John

Murray

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Irvine
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Irvine

Head

Married

47

1834

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen

Irvine

Wife

Married

37

1844

Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Irvine

Son

-

7

1874

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

William

Irvine

Son

-

5

1876

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

Irvine

Son

-

1

1880

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Jane

Murray

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

28

1853

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

Murray

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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