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Household of John Johnstone (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Johnstone and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Johnstone, born in 1833 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Johnstone, born in 1832 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1860 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Catherine Shirrefs, born in 1862 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Johnstone's household

Male

John

Johnstone

Head
Female

Isabella

Johnstone

Wife
Male

John

Johnstone

Son
Female

Margaret

Johnstone

Daughter
Female

Mary

Johnstone

Daughter
Female

Helen

Johnstone

Daughter
Female

Ann

Johnstone

Daughter
Male

Robert

Johnstone

Son
Male

George

Johnstone

Son
Female

Catherine

Shirrefs

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Johnstone
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Johnstone

Head

Married

48

1833

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Johnstone

Wife

-

49

1832

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Johnstone

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Johnstone

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Johnstone

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Johnstone

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Johnstone

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Johnstone

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Johnstone

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Shirrefs

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Perthshire, Scotland

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