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Household of John Menzies (born 1829, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Menzies and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Menzies, born in 1829 in Dull, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Menzies, born in 1854 in Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Annie Clow (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Colin (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James Clow (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Kate Dewar (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ann (born 1847 in Mayo, Ireland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Isabella (born 1862 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Menzies's household

Male

John

Menzies

Head
Female

Christina

Menzies

Wife
Female

Annie Clow

Menzies

Daughter
Male

Colin

Menzies

Son
Male

James Clow

Menzies

Son
Female

Kate Dewar

Menzies

Daughter
Female

Ann

Maddon

Servant
Female

Jane

Christie

Servant
Female

Isabella

Bennet

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Menzies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Dull, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Menzies

Head

Married

52

1829

Dull, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Menzies

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland

Annie Clow

Menzies

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Colin

Menzies

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James Clow

Menzies

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kate Dewar

Menzies

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Maddon

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Mayo, Ireland

Jane

Christie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Bennet

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

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