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Household of John Moffat (born 1855, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Moffat, born in 1855 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Moffat, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1856 in Ireland).


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John Moffat's household

Male

John

Moffat

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Moffat

Wife
Male

John

Moffat

Son
Male

James

Moffat

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Moffat

Daughter
Male

James

Dawson

Boarder
Male

James

Dawson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Moffat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Moffat

Head

Married

26

1855

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Moffat

Wife

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Moffat

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Moffat

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Moffat

Daughter

-

0

1881

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Dawson

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Dawson

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Ireland

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