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Household of John Parr (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton, Midlothian, 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 Parr and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Parr, born in 1836 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Parr, born in 1834 in England. They had 6 children; John (born 1862 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1864 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah (born 1872 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Louisa (born 1875 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Christina Hailestones, born in 1863 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Parr's household

Male

John

Parr

Head
Female

Sarah

Parr

Wife
Male

John

Parr

Son
Male

George

Parr

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Parr

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Parr

Son
Female

Sarah

Parr

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Parr

Daughter
Female

Christina

Hailestones

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Parr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Parr

Head

Married

45

1836

England

Sarah

Parr

Wife

Married

47

1834

England

John

Parr

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Parr

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Parr

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Parr

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Parr

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Louisa

Parr

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Hailestones

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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