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Household of John Souter (born 1837, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forres, Moray, 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 Souter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Souter, born in 1837 in Forres, Morayshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Souter, born in 1843 in -. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1872 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), Aeneas (born 1874 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), Jane Ann (born 1879 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Adopted Daughter, Elizabeth Souter, born in 1864 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland.


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John Souter's household

Male

John

Souter

Head
Female

Margaret

Souter

Wife
Male

Alexander

Souter

Son
Male

Aeneas

Souter

Son
Male

James

Souter

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Souter

Daughter
Male

Robert

Souter

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Souter

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Souter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Souter

Head

Married

44

1837

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Souter

Wife

Married

38

1843

-

Alexander

Souter

Son

-

9

1872

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Aeneas

Souter

Son

-

7

1874

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

James

Souter

Son

-

5

1876

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Jane Ann

Souter

Daughter

-

2

1879

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Robert

Souter

Son

-

0

1881

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Souter

Adopted Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

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