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Household of John Letham (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old or West Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Letham, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Berland, born in 1850 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Janet Paterson, born in 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Letham's household

Male

John

Letham

Head
Female

Janet

Berland

Wife
Female

Janet

Letham

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Letham

Daughter
Male

James

Letham

Son
Female

Mary

Letham

Daughter
Female

Janet

Paterson

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Letham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Letham

Head

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Berland

Wife

-

31

1850

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Letham

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Letham

Daughter

-

5

1876

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Letham

Son

-

4

1877

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Letham

Daughter

-

2

1879

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Janet

Paterson

Niece

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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