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Household of John Malcolm (born 1849, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 Malcolm and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Malcolm, born in 1849 in Fife, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Peter (born 1871 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1876 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Jane Ann (born 1879 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Janet Donaldson, born in 1803 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Malcolm's household

Male

John

Malcolm

Head
Male

Peter

Malcolm

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Malcolm

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Malcolm

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Malcolm

Daughter
Female

Janet

Donaldson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Malcolm
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Malcolm

Head

Widower

32

1849

Fife, Scotland

Peter

Malcolm

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Malcolm

Daughter

-

7

1874

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Maggie

Malcolm

Daughter

-

5

1876

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane Ann

Malcolm

Daughter

-

2

1879

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Donaldson

Servant

Widow

78

1803

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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