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Household of John Muirhead (born 1849, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 Muirhead and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Muirhead, born in 1849 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jeanie S Y Muirhead, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William Y (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Stephen Y (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David S (born 1877 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Marguerite M J (born 1878 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Stewart S (born 1881 in Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Marion (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Muirhead's household

Male

John

Muirhead

Head
Female

Jeanie S Y

Muirhead

Wife
Male

John

Muirhead

Son
Male

William Y

Muirhead

Son
Male

Stephen Y

Muirhead

Son
Male

David S

Muirhead

Son
Female

Marguerite M J

Muirhead

Daughter
Male

James

Muirhead

Son
Male

Stewart S

Muirhead

Son
Female

Mary

McDougall

Servant
Female

Marion

Sancoffsky

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Muirhead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Muirhead

Head

Married

32

1849

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jeanie S Y

Muirhead

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Muirhead

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William Y

Muirhead

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Stephen Y

Muirhead

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David S

Muirhead

Son

-

4

1877

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marguerite M J

Muirhead

Daughter

-

3

1878

Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Muirhead

Son

-

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Stewart S

Muirhead

Son

-

0

1881

Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McDougall

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Marion

Sancoffsky

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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