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Household of John L Lumsden (born 1839, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 L Lumsden and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John L Lumsden, born in 1839 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 9 members. John L was the head of the household, married to Margaret Lumsden, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret M (born 1871 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine L (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edith (born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John E (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Oswald R (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John L's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Tarbert, Argyllshire, Scotland) and John L's Servant, Jane (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John L Lumsden's household

Male

John L

Lumsden

Head
Female

Margaret

Lumsden

Wife
Female

Margaret M

Lumsden

Daughter
Female

Catherine L

Lumsden

Daughter
Female

Edith

Lumsden

Daughter
Male

John E

Lumsden

Son
Male

Oswald R

Lumsden

Son
Female

Mary

McAlpine

Servant
Female

Jane

Ferguson

Servant
First name(s) John L
Last name Lumsden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John L

Lumsden

Head

Married

42

1839

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Lumsden

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret M

Lumsden

Daughter

-

10

1871

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine L

Lumsden

Daughter

-

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edith

Lumsden

Daughter

-

5

1876

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John E

Lumsden

Son

-

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Oswald R

Lumsden

Son

-

0

1881

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McAlpine

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Tarbert, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

Ferguson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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