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Household of John Johnston (born 1843, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Johnston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Johnston, born in 1843 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Johnston, born in 1845 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet (born 1866 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1868 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Alison (born 1873 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1876 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Eliza (born 1881 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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John Johnston's household

Male

John

Johnston

Head
Female

Eliza

Johnston

Wife
Female

Janet

Johnston

Daughter
Male

John

Johnston

Son
Female

Alison

Johnston

Daughter
Male

James

Johnston

Son
Male

Alexander

Johnston

Son
Female

Eliza

Johnston

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Johnston

Head

Married

38

1843

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Eliza

Johnston

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Johnston

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Johnston

Son

-

13

1868

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alison

Johnston

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Johnston

Son

-

5

1876

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Johnston

Son

-

2

1879

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Eliza

Johnston

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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