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Household of Robert Johnston (born 1834, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gretna, 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.

Robert Johnston and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Johnston, born in 1834 in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Johnston, born in 1838 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Nichol (born 1859 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1863 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Irving (born 1875 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1879 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1880 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Robert Johnston's household

Male

Robert

Johnston

Head
Female

Margaret

Johnston

Wife
Male

Nichol

Johnston

Son
Female

Grace

Johnston

Daughter
Male

James

Johnston

Son
Male

William

Johnston

Son
Male

Irving

Johnston

Son
Male

George

Johnston

Son
Male

Thomas

Johnston

Son
Male

Joseph

Johnston

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Johnston

Head

Married

47

1834

Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Johnston

Wife

Married

43

1838

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Nichol

Johnston

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Grace

Johnston

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Johnston

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Johnston

Son

-

8

1873

Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Irving

Johnston

Son

-

6

1875

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Johnston

Son

-

4

1877

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Johnston

Son

-

2

1879

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Joseph

Johnston

Son

-

1

1880

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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