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Household of John Medcalfe (born 1822)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, 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 Medcalfe and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Medcalfe, born in 1822 in , consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Medcalfe, born in 1831 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane Waugh, born in 1865 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.


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John Medcalfe's household

Male

John

Medcalfe

Head
Female

Sarah

Medcalfe

Wife
Female

Jane

Waugh

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Medcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Medcalfe

Head

Married

59

1822

England

Sarah

Medcalfe

Wife

Married

50

1831

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Waugh

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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