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Household of John Lyle Wardrope (born 1849, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 Lyle Wardrope and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lyle Wardrope, born in 1849 in Fenwick, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John Lyle was the head of the household, married to Ellen Young Murdoch, born in 1845 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Eliza (born 1873 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), John Lyle (born 1876 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Janet Lindsay (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John Lyle's Sister-In-Law, Mary Highet, born in 1863 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Lyle Wardrope's household

Male

John Lyle

Wardrope

Head
Female

Ellen Young

Murdoch

Wife
Female

Eliza

Wardrope

Daughter
Male

John Lyle

Wardrope

Son
Female

Janet Lindsay

Wardrope

Daughter
Female

Mary

Highet

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John Lyle
Last name Wardrope
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Lyle

Wardrope

Head

Married

32

1849

Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ellen Young

Murdoch

Wife

Married

36

1845

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Eliza

Wardrope

Daughter

-

8

1873

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

John Lyle

Wardrope

Son

-

5

1876

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet Lindsay

Wardrope

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Highet

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

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