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Household of John Rough (born 1832, Fife)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rough, born in 1832 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marjory Rough, born in 1852 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maggie (born 1860 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Marjory (born 1875 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1877 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1878 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Johanna (born 1880 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Wardrope, born in 1864 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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John Rough's household

Male

John

Rough

Head
Female

Marjory

Rough

Wife
Female

Maggie

Rough

Daughter
Female

Marjory

Rough

Daughter
Male

Peter

Rough

Son
Male

David

Rough

Son
Female

Johanna

Rough

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wardrope

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Rough
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rough

Head

Married

49

1832

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Marjory

Rough

Wife

Married

29

1852

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Rough

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Marjory

Rough

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Rough

Son

-

4

1877

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Rough

Son

-

3

1878

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Johanna

Rough

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Wardrope

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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