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Household of John Masson (born 1836, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strachan, Kincardineshire, 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 Masson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Masson, born in 1836 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Masson, born in 1840 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary Ann S (born 1872 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Margaret J (born 1875 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and John Robt (born 1878 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Robert (born 1862 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1836 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, William (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Masson's household

Male

John

Masson

Head
Female

Jessie

Masson

Wife
Female

Mary Ann S

Masson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Masson

Son
Female

Margaret J

Masson

Daughter
Male

John Robt

Masson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ross

Servant
Male

Robert

McGregor

Servant
Male

James

Donald

Servant
Male

William

Cruickshank

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Masson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Masson

Head

Married

45

1836

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie

Masson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary Ann S

Masson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Masson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Masson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John Robt

Masson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Robert

McGregor

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Donald

Servant

Unmarried

45

1836

Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Cruickshank

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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