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Household of John Sorbie (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 Sorbie and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sorbie, born in 1838 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Sorbie, born in 1838 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; John (born 1860 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1861 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1862 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gavin (born 1864 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1867 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1872 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isabella M (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1876 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Grace Sorbie, born in 1862 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Sorbie's household

Male

John

Sorbie

Head
Female

Isabella

Sorbie

Wife
Male

John

Sorbie

Son
Female

Christina

Sorbie

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sorbie

Son
Male

Gavin

Sorbie

Son
Female

Grace

Sorbie

Daughter
Male

Robert

Sorbie

Son
Female

Janet

Sorbie

Daughter
Female

Isabella M

Sorbie

Daughter
Male

William

Sorbie

Son
Female

Grace

Sorbie

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Sorbie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sorbie

Head

Married

43

1838

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Sorbie

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Sorbie

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Sorbie

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Sorbie

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Sorbie

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Grace

Sorbie

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Sorbie

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Sorbie

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella M

Sorbie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Sorbie

Son

-

5

1876

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Grace

Sorbie

Niece

-

19

1862

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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