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Household of John Wallace (born 1853, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 Wallace and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wallace, born in 1853 in Ceres, Fife, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Mathaeson, born in 1855 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1877 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Dugal (born 1878 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Taylor, born in 1858 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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John Wallace's household

Male

John

Wallace

Head
Female

Catherine

Mathaeson

Wife
Male

John

Wallace

Son
Male

Dugal

Wallace

Son
Male

William

Wallace

Son
Male

James

Taylor

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wallace
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wallace

Head

Married

28

1853

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Mathaeson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Wallace

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Dugal

Wallace

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Wallace

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Taylor

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Invernessshire, Scotland

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