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Household of Johnston Edington (born 1852, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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.

Johnston Edington and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Johnston Edington, born in 1852 in Colinton, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Johnston was the head of the household, married to Jessie Edington, born in 1851 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1878 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Johnston's Boarder, Robert Smellie, born in 1855 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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Johnston Edington's household

Male

Johnston

Edington

Head
Female

Jessie

Edington

Wife
Female

Helen

Edington

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Edington

Daughter
Male

Robert

Smellie

Boarder
First name(s) Johnston
Last name Edington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Johnston

Edington

Head

Married

29

1852

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Edington

Wife

Married

30

1851

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Edington

Daughter

-

3

1878

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Edington

Daughter

-

1

1880

Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Smellie

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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