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Household of John Lamb (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 Lamb and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lamb, born in 1840 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Lamb, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Daniel (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Cath (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Lamb's household

Male

John

Lamb

Head
Female

Mary A

Lamb

Wife
Male

Daniel

Lamb

Son
Male

Thomas

Lamb

Son
Female

Isabella

Lamb

Daughter
Female

Cath

Lamb

Daughter
Female

Jane

Lamb

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Lamb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lamb

Head

Married

41

1840

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A

Lamb

Wife

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Daniel

Lamb

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Lamb

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Lamb

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cath

Lamb

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Lamb

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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