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Household of John Moffat (born 1815, Midlothian)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Moffat, born in 1815 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Moffat, born in 1818 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; David (born 1847 in Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1848 in Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1851 in Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1857 in Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1859 in Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1862 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1875 in Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Grandson, George (born 1881 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Moffat's household

Male

John

Moffat

Head
Female

Margaret

Moffat

Wife
Male

David

Moffat

Son
Male

Alexander

Moffat

Son
Female

Margaret

Moffat

Daughter
Male

James

Moffat

Son
Female

Mary

Moffat

Daughter
Male

William

Moffat

Son
Female

Isabella

Moffat

Granddaughter
Male

George

Johnston

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Moffat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Moffat

Head

Married

66

1815

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Moffat

Wife

Married

63

1818

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Moffat

Son

Unmarried

34

1847

Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Moffat

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Moffat

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Midlothian, Scotland

James

Moffat

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Moffat

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Midlothian, Scotland

William

Moffat

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Moffat

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Midlothian, Scotland

George

Johnston

Grandson

-

0

1881

Midlothian, Scotland

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