Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Wallace (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wallace, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lizzie Wallace, born in 1857 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Lizzie S (born 1878 in Kirknewton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and James G (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother-In-Law, James Stewart, born in 1849 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Wallace's household

Male

John

Wallace

Head
Female

Lizzie

Wallace

Wife
Female

Lizzie S

Wallace

Daughter
Male

James G

Wallace

Son
Male

James

Stewart

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Wallace
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wallace

Head

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Wallace

Wife

Married

24

1857

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Lizzie S

Wallace

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirknewton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James G

Wallace

Son

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Stewart

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

32

1849

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Wallace in South Leith in 1881, and follow the Wallace family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Wallace

We’ve found John Wallace in 881 family trees. Find out more about John Wallace's household and view the Wallace family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census