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Household of John Wallace (born 1832)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 Wallace and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wallace, born in 1832 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wallace, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Williammia (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son-In-Law, Robert Rough, born in 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Wallace's household

Male

John

Wallace

Head
Female

Sarah

Wallace

Wife
Male

John

Wallace

Son
Male

James

Wallace

Son
Female

Jane

Wallace

Daughter
Male

Robert

Rough

Son-In-Law
Female

Ann

Rough

Daughter
Female

Williammia

Wallace

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wallace
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wallace

Head

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Sarah

Wallace

Wife

Married

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Wallace

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Wallace

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Wallace

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Rough

Son-In-Law

Married

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Rough

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Williammia

Wallace

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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