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Household of John Macaskill (born 1825, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, 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 Macaskill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macaskill, born in 1825 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Merrin Macaskill, born in 1824 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1854 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Mary (born 1851 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Hannah (born 1857 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, John (born 1872 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Grandson, John (born 1876 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John Macaskill's household

Male

John

Macaskill

Head
Female

Merrin

Macaskill

Wife
Male

William

Macaskill

Son
Female

Mary

Macaskill

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Macaskill

Daughter
Male

John

Macaskill

Grandson
Male

John

Smith

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Macaskill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macaskill

Head

Married

56

1825

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Merrin

Macaskill

Wife

Married

57

1824

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Macaskill

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Macaskill

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Hannah

Macaskill

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Macaskill

Grandson

-

9

1872

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Smith

Grandson

-

5

1876

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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