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Household of John Stevenson (born 1814, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Stevenson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Stevenson, born in 1814 in Joppa, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Stevenson, born in 1826 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Agnes (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1855 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, Magnus (born 1850 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Donald (born 1858 in -).


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John Stevenson's household

Male

John

Stevenson

Head
Female

Agnes

Stevenson

Wife
Male

Magnus

Johnstone

Son-In-Law
Female

Mary

Johnstone

Wife
Female

Agnes

Johnstone

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Yates

Daughter
Male

George

Yates

Son
Female

Mary

Yates

Daughter
Male

Donald

Lumsdall

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Stevenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Joppa, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Stevenson

Head

Married

67

1814

Joppa, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Stevenson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Magnus

Johnstone

Son-In-Law

Married

31

1850

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Johnstone

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Johnstone

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Yates

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Yates

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Yates

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Donald

Lumsdall

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

-

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