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Household of John Mayer (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 Mayer and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mayer, born in 1831 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mayer, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Bessie (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Arthur (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret J (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1872 in Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alfred (born 1875 in Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Edwin (born 1879 in Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Margaret Mayer, born in 1805 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland.


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John Mayer's household

Male

John

Mayer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mayer

Wife
Female

Bessie

Mayer

Daughter
Male

John

Mayer

Son
Male

Arthur

Mayer

Son
Female

Margaret J

Mayer

Daughter
Female

Annie

Mayer

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Mayer

Son
Male

Edwin

Mayer

Son
Female

Margaret

Mayer

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Mayer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mayer

Head

Married

50

1831

England

Elizabeth

Mayer

Wife

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Bessie

Mayer

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Mayer

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur

Mayer

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Mayer

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Mayer

Daughter

-

9

1872

Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alfred

Mayer

Son

-

6

1875

Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Edwin

Mayer

Son

-

2

1879

Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mayer

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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