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Household of John Twiss (born 1858, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liberton, 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 Twiss and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Twiss, born in 1858 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Twiss, born in 1859 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1879 in Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Matthew (born 1859 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Francis (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Twiss's household

Male

John

Twiss

Head
Female

Susan

Twiss

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Twiss

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Twiss

Brother
Male

John

Twiss

Son
Male

Francis

Duffy

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Twiss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Twiss

Head

Married

23

1858

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Susan

Twiss

Wife

Married

22

1859

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Twiss

Daughter

-

2

1879

Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland

Matthew

Twiss

Brother

Unmarried

22

1859

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Twiss

Son

-

0

1881

Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland

Francis

Duffy

Boarder

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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