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Household of John Johnstone (born 1823, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Johnstone, born in 1823 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Katherine Johnstone, born in 1825 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Dempster (born 1861 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1863 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Richard (born 1866 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1869 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1871 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Joseph Miller, born in 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Johnstone's household

Male

John

Johnstone

Head
Female

Katherine

Johnstone

Wife
Male

Dempster

Johnstone

Son
Male

Peter

Johnstone

Son
Male

Richard

Johnstone

Son
Female

Janet

Johnstone

Daughter
Female

Christina

Johnstone

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Miller

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Johnstone
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Johnstone

Head

Married

58

1823

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Katherine

Johnstone

Wife

Married

56

1825

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Dempster

Johnstone

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Johnstone

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Johnstone

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Johnstone

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Johnstone

Daughter

-

10

1871

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Miller

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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