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Household of John Snow (born 1824, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 Snow and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Snow, born in 1824 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Snow, born in 1830 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Harriet (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Forrest (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William R (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Isabella F (born 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1831 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).


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John Snow's household

Male

John

Snow

Head
Female

Isabella

Snow

Wife
Female

Harriet

Snow

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Snow

Daughter
Male

Robert

Snow

Son
Male

Forrest

Snow

Son
Male

Charles

Snow

Son
Male

William R

Snow

Son
Female

Isabella F

Hay

Niece
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Snow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Snow

Head

Married

57

1824

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Snow

Wife

Married

51

1830

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Harriet

Snow

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Snow

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Snow

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Forrest

Snow

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Snow

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William R

Snow

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella F

Hay

Niece

Unmarried

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

50

1831

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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