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Household of John Moffat (born 1826, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, 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 Moffat and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Moffat, born in 1826 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Moffat, born in 1830 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1867 in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1875 in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Jane Rankin, born in 1795 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John Moffat's household

Male

John

Moffat

Head
Female

Janet

Moffat

Wife
Female

Jane

Moffat

Daughter
Male

John

Moffat

Son
Female

Mary

Moffat

Daughter
Male

George

Moffat

Son
Female

Jane

Rankin

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Moffat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Moffat

Head

Married

55

1826

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Moffat

Wife

Married

51

1830

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Moffat

Daughter

-

14

1867

Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

Moffat

Son

-

11

1870

Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Mary

Moffat

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

George

Moffat

Son

-

6

1875

Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Jane

Rankin

Mother-In-Law

Widow

86

1795

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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