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Household of John Roy (born 1829, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 Roy and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Roy, born in 1829 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Roy, born in 1837 in Carmyle, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Agnes, born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Adopted Son, John (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1817 in Middlebie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Roy's household

Male

John

Roy

Head
Female

Jane

Roy

Wife
Female

Agnes

Roy

Daughter
Male

John

McLean

Adopted Son
Male

William

Hewitson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Roy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Roy

Head

Married

52

1829

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Roy

Wife

Married

44

1837

Carmyle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Roy

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McLean

Adopted Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Hewitson

Boarder

Widower

64

1817

Middlebie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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