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Household of John Menzies (born 1822, Perthshire)

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 Menzies and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Menzies, born in 1822 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Menzies, born in 1823 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Duncan (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John M (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Frederick Reid (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, George Angues, born in 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Menzies's household

Male

John

Menzies

Head
Female

Mary

Menzies

Wife
Male

Duncan

Menzies

Son
Male

John M

Menzies

Son
Male

Frederick Reid

Menzies

Son
Male

George

Angues

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Menzies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Menzies

Head

Married

59

1822

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Menzies

Wife

Married

58

1823

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Duncan

Menzies

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John M

Menzies

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Frederick Reid

Menzies

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Angues

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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