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Household of John Sorley (born 1837, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stirling, Stirlingshire, 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 Sorley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sorley, born in 1837 in Thornhill, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sorley, born in 1839 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1866 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Catherine J (born 1874 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1876 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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John Sorley's household

Male

John

Sorley

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sorley

Wife
Male

Robert

Sorley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sorley

Daughter
Female

Catherine J

Sorley

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sorley

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sorley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sorley

Head

Married

44

1837

Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sorley

Wife

Married

42

1839

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Sorley

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sorley

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine J

Sorley

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Ellen

Sorley

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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