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Household of John McBeath (born 1839, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 McBeath and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McBeath, born in 1839 in Halkirk, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McBeath, born in 1843 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Joan (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John McBeath's household

Male

John

McBeath

Head
Female

Margaret

McBeath

Wife
Female

Mary E

McBeath

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McBeath

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McBeath

Daughter
Female

Joan

McBeath

Daughter
Male

William

McBeath

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McBeath
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McBeath

Head

Married

42

1839

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

McBeath

Wife

Married

38

1843

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary E

McBeath

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

McBeath

Daughter

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McBeath

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joan

McBeath

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

McBeath

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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