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Household of Joseph Carruthers (born 1833, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Joseph Carruthers and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Carruthers, born in 1833 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 15 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Carruthers, born in 1843 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth B (born 1872 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret I G (born 1873 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James G (born 1874 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Joseph A (born 1875 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary Ann I G (born 1877 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Sarah J (born 1879 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Brother-In-Law, William C (born 1839 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Joseph's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1858 in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Joseph's Servant, Agnes (born 1867 in Drumelzier, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Joseph's Servant, Isabella (born 1863 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Joseph's Servant, James (born 1867 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Joseph's Servant, Andrew (born 1864 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Carruthers's household

Male

Joseph

Carruthers

Head
Female

Margaret

Carruthers

Wife
Female

Elizabeth B

Carruthers

Daughter
Female

Margaret I G

Carruthers

Daughter
Male

James G

Carruthers

Son
Male

Joseph A

Carruthers

Son
Female

Mary Ann I G

Carruthers

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Carruthers

Daughter
Male

William C

Gillespie

Brother-In-Law
Female

Mary Ann

Muirhead

Servant
Female

Agnes

Smith

Servant
Female

Isabella

King

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Hastie

Servant
Male

James

Beck

Servant
Male

Andrew

Coulthart

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Carruthers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Carruthers

Head

Married

48

1833

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Carruthers

Wife

Married

38

1843

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth B

Carruthers

Daughter

-

9

1872

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret I G

Carruthers

Daughter

-

8

1873

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James G

Carruthers

Son

-

7

1874

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Joseph A

Carruthers

Son

-

6

1875

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Ann I G

Carruthers

Daughter

-

4

1877

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah J

Carruthers

Daughter

-

2

1879

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William C

Gillespie

Brother-In-Law

Widower

42

1839

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Muirhead

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Drumelzier, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Isabella

King

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hastie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Beck

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Andrew

Coulthart

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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