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Household of John Metcalfe (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 Metcalfe and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Metcalfe, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Metcalfe, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Marion (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, Robert (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Metcalfe's household

Male

John

Metcalfe

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Metcalfe

Wife
Female

Marion

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

Robert

Taylor

Brother-In-Law
Male

John

Young

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Metcalfe

Head

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Metcalfe

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Metcalfe

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Metcalfe

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Taylor

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Young

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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