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Household of John Wallace (born 1840, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wallace, born in 1840 in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wallace, born in 1842 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Hugh (born 1866 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas B (born 1868 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1876 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane A (born 1879 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Mann, born in 1867 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Wallace's household

Male

John

Wallace

Head
Female

Mary

Wallace

Wife
Male

Hugh

Wallace

Son
Male

Thomas B

Wallace

Son
Female

Mary

Wallace

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Wallace

Son
Female

Jane A

Wallace

Daughter
Male

William

Wallace

Son
Female

Mary

Mann

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wallace
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wallace

Head

Married

41

1840

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Wallace

Wife

Married

39

1842

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hugh

Wallace

Son

-

15

1866

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas B

Wallace

Son

-

13

1868

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Wallace

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Joseph

Wallace

Son

-

5

1876

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane A

Wallace

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Wallace

Son

-

1

1880

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Mann

Servant

-

14

1867

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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