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Household of John Semple (born 1849, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 Semple and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Semple, born in 1849 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Semple, born in 1849 in Carmyle, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet J (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Allice F (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John A (born 1881 in Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Hannah McClatchie, born in 1864 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Semple's household

Male

John

Semple

Head
Female

Janet

Semple

Wife
Female

Janet J

Semple

Daughter
Female

Allice F

Semple

Daughter
Male

John A

Semple

Son
Female

Hannah

McClatchie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Semple
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Semple

Head

Married

32

1849

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Semple

Wife

Married

32

1849

Carmyle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet J

Semple

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allice F

Semple

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John A

Semple

Son

-

0

1881

Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hannah

McClatchie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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