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Household of John Macmikan (born 1840, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Macmikan and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macmikan, born in 1840 in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Macmikan, born in 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Charlotte B (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret M (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Susan (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elspeth M (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes O (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Macmikan's household

Male

John

Macmikan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Macmikan

Wife
Male

Alexander

Macmikan

Son
Female

Charlotte B

Macmikan

Daughter
Male

John

Macmikan

Son
Female

Margaret M

Macmikan

Daughter
Male

Susan

Macmikan

Son
Female

Elspeth M

Macmikan

Daughter
Female

Agnes O

Macmikan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Tait

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Milne

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Macmikan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macmikan

Head

Married

41

1840

Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Macmikan

Wife

Married

29

1852

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Macmikan

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charlotte B

Macmikan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Macmikan

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret M

Macmikan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Susan

Macmikan

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elspeth M

Macmikan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes O

Macmikan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Tait

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Milne

Servant

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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