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Household of John Stewart (born 1835, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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 Stewart and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Stewart, born in 1835 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Margaret (born 1866 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1868 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1870 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes B (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Christina (born 1859 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Fife, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1856 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland).


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John Stewart's household

Male

John

Stewart

Head
Female

Margaret

Stewart

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Stewart

Son
Female

Christina

Stewart

Daughter
Male

William

Stewart

Son
Male

John

Stewart

Son
Female

Christina

Stewart

Niece
Female

Agnes B

Stewart

Daughter
Female

Jane

Stewart

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Murray

Servant
Female

Margaret

Jeffrey

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Stewart
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Stewart

Head

Widower

46

1835

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Stewart

Daughter

-

15

1866

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Stewart

Son

-

13

1868

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Stewart

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Stewart

Son

-

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Stewart

Son

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Stewart

Niece

Unmarried

22

1859

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes B

Stewart

Daughter

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Stewart

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Murray

Servant

Married

24

1857

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Jeffrey

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

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