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Household of John Waters (born 1826, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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 Waters and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Waters, born in 1826 in South Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Waters, born in 1827 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1861 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1868 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Margaret Waters, born in 1879 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Waters's household

Male

John

Waters

Head
Female

Margaret

Waters

Wife
Female

Mary

Waters

Daughter
Male

John

Waters

Son
Female

Margaret

Waters

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Waters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Waters

Head

Married

55

1826

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Waters

Wife

Married

54

1827

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Waters

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Waters

Son

-

13

1868

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Waters

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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