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Household of John M Ness (born 1828, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 M Ness and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John M Ness, born in 1828 in Pathhead, Fife, consisted of 8 members. John M was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ness, born in 1830 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; John M (born 1857 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland), Philip (born 1861 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1867 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John M Ness's household

Male

John M

Ness

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ness

Wife
Male

John M

Ness

Son
Male

Philip

Ness

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ness

Daughter
Male

Robert

Ness

Son
Female

Isabella

Ness

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Ness

Son
First name(s) John M
Last name Ness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John M

Ness

Head

Married

53

1828

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ness

Wife

Married

51

1830

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

John M

Ness

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

Philip

Ness

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ness

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Ness

Son

-

14

1867

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Ness

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ness

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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