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Household of John Joss (born 1819, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bowmore, Argyllshire, 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 Joss and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Joss, born in 1819 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jonna Joss, born in 1843 in Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1861 in Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William James (born 1861 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1850 in Germany) and John's Servant, Jessy (born 1863 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John Joss's household

Male

John

Joss

Head
Female

Jonna

Joss

Wife
Male

John

Joss

Son
Male

William James

Martin

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Halter

Boarder
Female

Jessy

Martin

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Joss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Joss

Head

Married

62

1819

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jonna

Joss

Wife

Married

38

1843

Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Joss

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland

William James

Martin

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Joseph

Halter

Boarder

Unmarried

31

1850

Germany

Jessy

Martin

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Argyllshire, Scotland

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