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Household of John Mearns (born 1818, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Mearns and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mearns, born in 1818 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maggie Mearns, born in 1847 in England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Helen Bissitt, born in 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Mearns's household

Male

John

Mearns

Head
Female

Maggie

Mearns

Wife
Female

Helen

Bissitt

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mearns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mearns

Head

Married

63

1818

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Mearns

Wife

Married

34

1847

England

Helen

Bissitt

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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