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Household of John Letham (born 1829, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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 Letham and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Letham, born in 1829 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Letham, born in 1841 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1864 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1867 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1869 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1871 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1876 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, John (born 1819 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Letham's household

Male

John

Letham

Head
Female

Margaret

Letham

Wife
Male

John

Letham

Son
Male

Andrew

Letham

Son
Female

Christina

Letham

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Letham

Daughter
Female

Marion

Letham

Daughter
Male

William

Letham

Son
Female

Margaret

Brown

Servant
Male

John

McColl

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Letham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Letham

Head

Married

52

1829

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Letham

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Letham

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Letham

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Letham

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Letham

Daughter

-

10

1871

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Letham

Daughter

-

5

1876

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Letham

Son

-

1

1880

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McColl

Servant

Widower

62

1819

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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