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Household of John Moffat (born 1819, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Moffat, born in 1819 in Newton, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie F Moffat, born in 1850 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Edith (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, John Peter (born 1859 in Germany), John's Servant, Barbara (born 1850 in Kirkmichael, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Christina (born 1858 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Marion (born 1855 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Christina J (born 1858 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Morayshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Gertrude R (born 1862 in England).


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John Moffat's household

Male

John

Moffat

Head
Female

Jessie F

Moffat

Wife
Female

Edith

Moffat

Daughter
Female

John

Moffat

Son
Male

John Peter

Smidt

Servant
Female

Barbara

Smith

Servant
Female

Christina

Beaton

Servant
Female

Marion

Gilmour

Servant
Female

Christina J

Smith

Servant
Female

Mary

Kidd

Servant
Female

Gertrude R

Shield

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Moffat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Moffat

Head

Married

62

1819

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie F

Moffat

Wife

Married

31

1850

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Edith

Moffat

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Moffat

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John Peter

Smidt

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Germany

Barbara

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Kirkmichael, Banffshire, Scotland

Christina

Beaton

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Invernessshire, Scotland

Marion

Gilmour

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina J

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Kidd

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Morayshire, Scotland

Gertrude R

Shield

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

England

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