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Household of John Knox (born 1809, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 Knox and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knox, born in 1809 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Robert A (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1838 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jessie (born 1864 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Knox's household

Male

John

Knox

Head
Male

Robert A

Knox

Son
Female

Agnes

Knox

Daughter
Female

Jane

Hunter

Servant
Female

Jessie

Marshal

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Knox
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knox

Head

Widower

72

1809

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert A

Knox

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Knox

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Hunter

Servant

Unmarried

43

1838

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Marshal

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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