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Household of John Oliver (born 1817, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, 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 Oliver and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Oliver, born in 1817 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Joseph Oliver, born in 1846 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1846 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1856 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1860 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Lizzie (born 1873 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, John (born 1867 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Oliver's household

Male

John

Oliver

Head
Male

Joseph

Oliver

Son
Female

Lizzie

Oliver

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Oliver

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Oliver

Granddaughter
Male

John

Storie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Oliver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Oliver

Head

Married

64

1817

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Joseph

Oliver

Son

Unmarried

35

1846

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Oliver

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Maggie

Oliver

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Oliver

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Storie

Servant

-

14

1867

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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