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Household of John Jack (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Jack and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jack, born in 1840 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth S Jack, born in 1843 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth M (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen S (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes W (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1812 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Annie (born 1862 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Jack's household

Male

John

Jack

Head
Female

Elizabeth S

Jack

Wife
Male

John

Jack

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Jack

Daughter
Female

Helen S

Jack

Daughter
Male

William

Jack

Son
Female

Agnes W

Jack

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McMorran

Mother-In-Law
Female

Annie

Wilson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Watson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Jack
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Jack

Head

Married

41

1840

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth S

Jack

Wife

Married

38

1843

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Jack

Son

-

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth M

Jack

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen S

Jack

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Jack

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes W

Jack

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

McMorran

Mother-In-Law

Widow

69

1812

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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