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Household of John Phillips (born 1818, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ruthwell, 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 Phillips and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Phillips, born in 1818 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Phillips, born in 1817 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1844 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Edward (born 1856 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Robert (born 1866 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Phillips's household

Male

John

Phillips

Head
Female

Mary

Phillips

Wife
Male

William

Phillips

Son
Male

Edward

Clark

Servant
Male

Thomas

Carruthers

Servant
Male

Robert

Stewart

Servant
Female

Jane

Hastings

Servant
Female

Mary

Dow

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Phillips
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Phillips

Head

Married

63

1818

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Phillips

Wife

Married

64

1817

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Phillips

Son

Unmarried

37

1844

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Edward

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Carruthers

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Hastings

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Dow

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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