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Household of John Souter (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cortachy & Clova, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Souter, born in 1840 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Souter, born in 1840 in Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1869 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1871 in Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Marjory (born 1873 in Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1875 in Canada), Robert (born 1877 in Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Charles Mitchell (born 1881 in Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Betsy (born 1867 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Servant, Alexander Fairweather (born 1854 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Servant, George (born 1859 in Inverarity, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Souter's household

Male

John

Souter

Head
Female

Ann

Souter

Wife
Male

John

Souter

Son
Male

David

Souter

Son
Female

Marjory

Souter

Daughter
Male

James

Souter

Son
Male

Robert

Souter

Son
Female

Margaret

Souter

Daughter
Male

Charles Mitchell

Souter

Son
Female

Betsy

Stewart

Servant
Male

Alexander Fairweather

Whyte

Servant
Male

George

Kinnear

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Souter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Souter

Head

Married

41

1840

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Souter

Wife

Married

41

1840

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Souter

Son

-

12

1869

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Souter

Son

-

10

1871

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Marjory

Souter

Daughter

-

8

1873

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Souter

Son

-

6

1875

Canada

Robert

Souter

Son

-

4

1877

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Souter

Daughter

-

3

1878

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles Mitchell

Souter

Son

-

0

1881

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander Fairweather

Whyte

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Kinnear

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Inverarity, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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