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Household of John Johnston (born 1825, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Johnston, born in 1825 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Johnston, born in 1822 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane A (born 1858 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary A (born 1861 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1864 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Hugh Skinner, born in 1854 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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John Johnston's household

Male

John

Johnston

Head
Female

Margaret

Johnston

Wife
Female

Jane A

Johnston

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Johnston

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Johnston

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Skinner

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Johnston

Head

Married

56

1825

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Johnston

Wife

Married

59

1822

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane A

Johnston

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary A

Johnston

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Johnston

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Hugh

Skinner

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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