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Household of John Irving (born 1831, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, 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 Irving and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Irving, born in 1831 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Irving, born in 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1863 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary J (born 1866 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1872 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, William Irving, born in 1880 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John Irving's household

Male

John

Irving

Head
Female

Mary

Irving

Wife
Female

Janet

Irving

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Irving

Daughter
Male

John

Irving

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Irving

Daughter
Male

Robert

Irving

Son
Male

William

Irving

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Irving
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Irving

Head

Married

50

1831

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Irving

Wife

Married

50

1831

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Irving

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary J

Irving

Daughter

-

15

1866

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Irving

Son

-

14

1867

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Irving

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Irving

Son

-

9

1872

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Irving

Grandson

-

1

1880

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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