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Household of John Moffatt (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

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 Moffatt and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Moffatt, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to A Moffatt, born in 1839 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Martha Y (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah B (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John H (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, M (born 1825 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1855 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Marion (born 1859 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1852 in Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Catherine (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Moffatt's household

Male

John

Moffatt

Head
Female

A

Moffatt

Wife
Female

Martha Y

Moffatt

Daughter
Male

James

Moffatt

Son
Female

Sarah B

Moffatt

Daughter
Male

John H

Moffatt

Son
Male

George

Moffatt

Son
Female

Mary

Moffatt

Daughter
Female

M

Coubrough

Visitor
Female

Jane

Armstrong

Servant
Female

Marion

McNeil

Servant
Female

Elisabeth

Smith

Servant
Female

Catherine

Kerr

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Moffatt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Moffatt

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

A

Moffatt

Wife

Married

42

1839

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha Y

Moffatt

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Moffatt

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah B

Moffatt

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John H

Moffatt

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Moffatt

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Moffatt

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

M

Coubrough

Visitor

Married

56

1825

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Armstrong

Servant

Widow

26

1855

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Marion

McNeil

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Argyllshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Banffshire, Scotland

Catherine

Kerr

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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