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Household of John Moffat (born 1848, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Moffat, born in 1848 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Moffat, born in 1850 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1874 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1876 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Alexander (born 1857 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Carmyle, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Hugh (born 1840 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Moffat's household

Male

John

Moffat

Head
Female

Mary

Moffat

Wife
Male

Robert

Moffat

Son
Male

Hugh

Moffat

Son
Male

John

Moffat

Son
Male

Alexander

Moffat

Boarder
Male

John

Dunsmuir

Boarder
Male

Hugh

Fulton

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Moffat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Moffat

Head

Married

33

1848

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Moffat

Wife

Married

31

1850

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Moffat

Son

-

7

1874

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hugh

Moffat

Son

-

5

1876

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Moffat

Son

-

4

1877

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Moffat

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Dunsmuir

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Carmyle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Fulton

Boarder

Widower

41

1840

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

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