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Household of John Toward (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 Toward and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Toward, born in 1840 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Toward, born in 1847 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Laurina B Gordon, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Toward's household

Male

John

Toward

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Toward

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Toward

Daughter
Female

Mary

Toward

Daughter
Female

Laurina B

Gordon

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Toward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Toward

Head

Married

41

1840

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Toward

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Toward

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Toward

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Laurina B

Gordon

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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