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Household of John Witherstone (born 1833, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ladhope, Selkirkshire, 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 Witherstone and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Witherstone, born in 1833 in Lauder, Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Witherstone, born in 1834 in Fala, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Stewart (born 1865 in Stow, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland), George (born 1870 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Adam (born 1875 in Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Robert King, born in 1859 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland.


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John Witherstone's household

Male

John

Witherstone

Head
Female

Mary

Witherstone

Wife
Male

Stewart

Witherstone

Son
Male

William

Witherstone

Son
Male

George

Witherstone

Son
Male

Adam

Witherstone

Son
Male

Robert

King

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Witherstone
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Witherstone

Head

Married

48

1833

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary

Witherstone

Wife

Married

47

1834

Fala, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Stewart

Witherstone

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Stow, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Witherstone

Son

-

14

1867

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

George

Witherstone

Son

-

11

1870

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Adam

Witherstone

Son

-

6

1875

Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, Scotland

Robert

King

Visitor

Unmarried

22

1859

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

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