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Household of John Webster (born 1837, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rathven, Banffshire, 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 Webster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Webster, born in 1837 in Thornton, Fife, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Webster, born in 1843 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1869 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland), Georgina (born 1879 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1880 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Lizzie (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Webster's household

Male

John

Webster

Head
Female

Jessie

Webster

Wife
Male

John

Webster

Son
Female

Jessie

Webster

Daughter
Male

David

Webster

Son
Female

Georgina

Webster

Daughter
Female

Christina

Webster

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Pirie

Servant
Female

Jane

Bruce

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Webster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Thornton, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Webster

Head

Married

44

1837

Thornton, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Webster

Wife

Married

38

1843

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Webster

Son

-

12

1869

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Webster

Daughter

-

9

1872

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

David

Webster

Son

-

6

1875

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Georgina

Webster

Daughter

-

2

1879

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Christina

Webster

Daughter

-

1

1880

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Pirie

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Bruce

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

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