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Household of John Malcolm (born 1828, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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 1828 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Malcolm, born in 1827 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jane Gardner, born 1861 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1846 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Boarder, Alex Dow (born 1853 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Boarder, Duncan (born 1849 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Malcolm's household

Male

John

Malcolm

Head
Female

Jessie

Malcolm

Wife
Female

Jane Gardner

Malcolm

Daughter
Male

John

Taylor

Boarder
Male

Alex Dow

Milne

Boarder
Male

Duncan

McGregor

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Malcolm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Malcolm

Head

Married

53

1828

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Malcolm

Wife

Married

54

1827

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane Gardner

Malcolm

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Taylor

Boarder

Unmarried

35

1846

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alex Dow

Milne

Boarder

Widower

28

1853

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Duncan

McGregor

Boarder

Widower

32

1849

Perthshire, Scotland

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