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Household of John Palmer (born 1838, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holywood, 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 Palmer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Palmer, born in 1838 in Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbara Boyd Palmer, born in 1840 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Henry (born 1867 in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Jonathan (born 1869 in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1873 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George Rae (born 1876 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Agnes J Boyd (born 1878 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and David (born 1879 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Palmer's household

Male

John

Palmer

Head
Female

Barbara Boyd

Palmer

Wife
Male

Henry

Palmer

Son
Male

Jonathan

Palmer

Son
Male

Robert

Palmer

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Palmer

Daughter
Male

George Rae

Palmer

Son
Female

Agnes J Boyd

Palmer

Daughter
Male

David

Palmer

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Palmer

Head

Married

43

1838

Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Barbara Boyd

Palmer

Wife

Married

41

1840

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Henry

Palmer

Son

-

14

1867

Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jonathan

Palmer

Son

-

12

1869

Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Robert

Palmer

Son

-

10

1871

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Palmer

Daughter

-

8

1873

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George Rae

Palmer

Son

-

5

1876

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes J Boyd

Palmer

Daughter

-

3

1878

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Palmer

Son

-

2

1879

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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