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Household of John Johnstone (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mearns, 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 Johnstone and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Johnstone, born in 1841 in , consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary T Johnstone, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 10 children; David (born 1863 in Ireland), Agnes (born 1865 in Ireland), William (born 1868 in Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1868 in Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Esther (born 1872 in Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1846 in Ireland), Margaret (born 1864 in Ireland) and Robert (born 1865 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Mary Service, born in 1814 in Ireland.


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John Johnstone's household

Male

John

Johnstone

Head
Female

Mary T

Johnstone

Wife
Male

David

Johnstone

Son
Female

Agnes

Johnstone

Daughter
Male

William

Johnstone

Son
Male

Samuel

Johnstone

Son
Female

Mary

Johnstone

Daughter
Female

Esther

Johnstone

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Johnstone

Daughter
Female

Mary

Service

Mother-In-Law
Male

Samuel

Service

Son
Female

Margaret

Service

Daughter
Male

Robert

Service

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Johnstone
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Johnstone

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary T

Johnstone

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

David

Johnstone

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

Agnes

Johnstone

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Ireland

William

Johnstone

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Johnstone

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Johnstone

Daughter

-

11

1870

Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Esther

Johnstone

Daughter

-

9

1872

Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Johnstone

Daughter

-

4

1877

Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Service

Mother-In-Law

Widow

67

1814

Ireland

Samuel

Service

Son

Unmarried

35

1846

Ireland

Margaret

Service

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

Robert

Service

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Ireland

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