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Household of John Muir (born 1837, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 Muir and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Muir, born in 1837 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Georgina Muir, born in 1841 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1878 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elsie (born 1880 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Jean (born 1880 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Thomas (born 1823 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Sister-In-Law, Elsie (born 1839 in Morayshire, Scotland).


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John Muir's household

Male

John

Muir

Head
Female

Georgina

Muir

Wife
Male

Robert

Muir

Son
Female

Elsie

Muir

Daughter
Female

Jean

Muir

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Muir

Brother
Female

Elsie

Duncan

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Muir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Muir

Head

Married

44

1837

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Georgina

Muir

Wife

Married

40

1841

Morayshire, Scotland

Robert

Muir

Son

-

3

1878

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elsie

Muir

Daughter

-

1

1880

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jean

Muir

Daughter

-

1

1880

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Muir

Brother

Unmarried

58

1823

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elsie

Duncan

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

42

1839

Morayshire, Scotland

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