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Household of John Miller (born 1828, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, 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 Miller and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Miller, born in 1828 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Miller, born in 1833 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1857 in Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1875 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father-In-Law, Daniel (born 1801 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), John's Adopted Daughter, Margery Skinner (born 1871 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, Gennet (born 1818 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Lodger, M A (born 1837 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Miller's household

Male

John

Miller

Head
Female

Jessie

Miller

Wife
Female

Annie

Miller

Daughter
Male

John

Miller

Son
Male

James

Miller

Son
Male

Daniel

Skinner

Father-In-Law
Female

Margery Skinner

Logan

Adopted Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Brekenridge

Visitor
Female

Gennet

Watson

Lodger
Female

M A

Bennet

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Miller
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Miller

Head

Married

53

1828

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Miller

Wife

Married

48

1833

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Annie

Miller

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Miller

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Miller

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Daniel

Skinner

Father-In-Law

Widower

80

1801

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Margery Skinner

Logan

Adopted Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Brekenridge

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Gennet

Watson

Lodger

Widow

63

1818

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

M A

Bennet

Lodger

-

44

1837

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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