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Household of John Johnston (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart Parish, Renfrewshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Johnston, born in 1852 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Johnston, born in 1854 in Ireland. They had 2 children; James (born 1878 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1880 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Sarah (born 1856 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1873 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Robert (born 1881 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Johnston's household

Male

John

Johnston

Head
Female

Annie

Johnston

Wife
Male

James

Johnston

Son
Female

Annie

Johnston

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Eagleson

Boarder
Male

Robert

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Johnston

Head

Married

29

1852

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Johnston

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ireland

James

Johnston

Son

-

3

1878

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie

Johnston

Daughter

-

1

1880

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Wilson

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Ireland

Margaret

Eagleson

Boarder

Unmarried

8

1873

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Boarder

-

0

1881

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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