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Household of John Steele (born 1804, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Steele and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Steele, born in 1804 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McLachlan, born in 1821 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Martha, born 1860 in Kinrossshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1816 in Alva, Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Janet (born 1857 in Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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John Steele's household

Male

John

Steele

Head
Female

Jane

McLachlan

Wife
Female

Martha

Steele

Daughter
Female

Mary

Drummond

Sister-In-Law
Female

Janet

Marshall

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Steele
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Steele

Head

Married

77

1804

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McLachlan

Wife

Married

60

1821

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Martha

Steele

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Kinrossshire, Scotland

Mary

Drummond

Sister-In-Law

Married

65

1816

Alva, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Marshall

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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