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Household of John Neish (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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 Neish and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Neish, born in 1841 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret S Neish, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1859 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Wife's Sister, Jane Shaw, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Neish's household

Male

John

Neish

Head
Female

Margaret S

Neish

Wife
Male

John

Neish

Son
Female

Mary

Neish

Daughter
Female

Jane

Shaw

Wife's Sister
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Shaw

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Neish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Neish

Head

Married

40

1841

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret S

Neish

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Neish

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Neish

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Shaw

Wife's Sister

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Shaw

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shaw

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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