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Household of Joseph Ferguson (born 1840, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirknewton & East Calder, Midlothian, 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 Ferguson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ferguson, born in 1840 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Ferguson, born in 1851 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1870 in -), John (born 1872 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Brother, John Foely, born in 1839 in Ireland.


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Joseph Ferguson's household

Male

Joseph

Ferguson

Head
Female

Mary

Ferguson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Ferguson

Son
Male

John

Ferguson

Son
Female

Mary

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

William

Ferguson

Son
Male

John

Foely

Brother
Female

Janet

Foely

Wife
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ferguson

Head

Married

41

1840

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Ferguson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Midlothian, Scotland

Joseph

Ferguson

Son

-

11

1870

-

John

Ferguson

Son

-

9

1872

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Ferguson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Ferguson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Foely

Brother

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Janet

Foely

Wife

Married

27

1854

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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