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Household of John Pitcairn (born 1833, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, 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 Pitcairn and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pitcairn, born in 1833 in Fife, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Pitcairn, born in 1836 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1864 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1876 in Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1877 in Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Pitcairn's household

Male

John

Pitcairn

Head
Female

Mary

Pitcairn

Wife
Female

Janet

Pitcairn

Daughter
Female

Mary

Pitcairn

Daughter
Male

William

Pitcairn

Son
Female

Ellen

Pitcairn

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Pitcairn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pitcairn

Head

Married

48

1833

Fife, Scotland

Mary

Pitcairn

Wife

Married

45

1836

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Pitcairn

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Pitcairn

Daughter

-

10

1871

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Pitcairn

Son

-

5

1876

Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Pitcairn

Daughter

-

4

1877

Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland

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