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Household of John Irving (born 1840, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 Irving and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Irving, born in 1840 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jemima Irving, born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; William P (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary M (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie Jane (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie M (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James M (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Irving's household

Male

John

Irving

Head
Female

Jemima

Irving

Wife
Male

William P

Irving

Son
Female

Mary M

Irving

Daughter
Female

Jessie Jane

Irving

Daughter
Female

Maggie M

Irving

Daughter
Male

James M

Irving

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Irving
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Irving

Head

Married

41

1840

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jemima

Irving

Wife

Married

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William P

Irving

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary M

Irving

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie Jane

Irving

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie M

Irving

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James M

Irving

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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