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Household of John Macmillan (born 1844, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, 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 Macmillan and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macmillan, born in 1844 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie C Macmillan, born in 1844 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie C (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas F (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William R (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Cameron (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Janet (born 1854 in Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1844 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Isabella R (born 1859 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland).


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John Macmillan's household

Male

John

Macmillan

Head
Female

Jessie C

Macmillan

Wife
Male

George

Macmillan

Son
Female

Jessie C

Macmillan

Daughter
Male

Thomas F

Macmillan

Son
Male

John

Macmillan

Son
Male

William R

Macmillan

Son
Male

Cameron

Macmillan

Son
Female

Janet

Morris

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Smart

Servant
Female

Isabella R

Barker

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Macmillan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macmillan

Head

Married

37

1844

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie C

Macmillan

Wife

Married

37

1844

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Macmillan

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie C

Macmillan

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas F

Macmillan

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Macmillan

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William R

Macmillan

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Cameron

Macmillan

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Morris

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Smart

Servant

Unmarried

37

1844

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isabella R

Barker

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

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