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Household of John Mason (born 1854, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neilston, Renfrewshire, 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 Mason and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mason, born in 1854 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Mason, born in 1852 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1875 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Cousin, Thomas Helme, born in 1857 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.


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John Mason's household

Male

John

Mason

Head
Female

Agnes

Mason

Wife
Female

Janet

Mason

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mason

Daughter
Male

John

Mason

Son
Male

Robert

Mason

Son
Male

Thomas

Helme

Cousin
First name(s) John
Last name Mason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mason

Head

Married

27

1854

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Mason

Wife

Married

29

1852

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Mason

Daughter

-

6

1875

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Mason

Daughter

-

4

1877

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Mason

Son

-

2

1879

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Mason

Son

-

0

1881

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Helme

Cousin

Unmarried

24

1857

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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