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 Watson Philp (born 1839, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 Watson Philp and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson Philp, born in 1839 in Markinch, Fife, consisted of 8 members. John Watson was the head of the household, married to Agnes Hay Philp, born in 1841 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1862 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1867 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), William Murray (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter Mcpherson (born 1875 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joseph Irving (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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

John Watson Philp's household

Male

John Watson

Philp

Head
Female

Agnes Hay

Philp

Wife
Female

Mary

Philp

Daughter
Male

John

Philp

Son
Female

Annie

Philp

Daughter
Male

William Murray

Philp

Son
Male

Peter Mcpherson

Philp

Son
Male

Joseph Irving

Philp

Son
First name(s) John Watson
Last name Philp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Watson

Philp

Head

Married

42

1839

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Agnes Hay

Philp

Wife

Married

40

1841

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Philp

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Philp

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Philp

Daughter

-

14

1867

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

William Murray

Philp

Son

-

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter Mcpherson

Philp

Son

-

6

1875

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph Irving

Philp

Son

-

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, 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 Watson Philp in Gorbals in 1881, and follow the Philp family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Watson Philp

We’ve found John Watson Philp in 132 family trees. Find out more about John Watson Philp's household and view the Philp family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census