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Household of John Tweedie (born 1820, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 Tweedie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tweedie, born in 1820 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Tweedie, born in 1822 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Wallace (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Margaret Tweedie, born in 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Tweedie's household

Male

John

Tweedie

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Tweedie

Wife
Male

John

Tweedie

Son
Male

Robert

Tweedie

Son
Female

Agnes

Tweedie

Daughter
Male

Wallace

Tweedie

Son
Female

Margaret

Tweedie

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Tweedie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tweedie

Head

Married

61

1820

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Tweedie

Wife

Married

59

1822

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Tweedie

Son

Widower

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Tweedie

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Tweedie

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Wallace

Tweedie

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Tweedie

Granddaughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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