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Household of John Risk (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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 Risk and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Risk, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion Risk, born in 1841 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Isabella (born 1871 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jessie B (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret M (born 1876 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and George C (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary C (born 1861 in Parkfoot, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth W (born 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Risk's household

Male

John

Risk

Head
Female

Marion

Risk

Wife
Female

Isabella

Risk

Daughter
Female

Jessie B

Risk

Daughter
Female

Margaret M

Risk

Daughter
Male

John

Risk

Son
Male

James

Risk

Son
Male

George C

Risk

Son
Female

Mary C

Wilson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth W

Whyte

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Risk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Risk

Head

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Risk

Wife

Married

40

1841

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Risk

Daughter

-

10

1871

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie B

Risk

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret M

Risk

Daughter

-

5

1876

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Risk

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Risk

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George C

Risk

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary C

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Parkfoot, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth W

Whyte

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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